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I have a clicking sound in my wrist and slight swelling with pain when I press on my wrist, pain isnt bad enough to need pain killers but my wrist doesnt feel normal. I slipped and fell on some ice last tuesday morning. My Dr thinks its a sprain, I have only just noticed the clicking sound the last few days. Do I need to have an x ray?
I think that you should have a wrist x-ray at least in 2 projections frontal and side view as you may have a distal radius fracture which is not uncommon when you fell on ice, even though you do not have much pain (it may be a nondisplaced fracture).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. Edvin Selmani
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Hello, I think that you should have a wrist x-ray at least in 2 projections frontal and side view as you may have a distal radius fracture which is not uncommon when you fell on ice, even though you do not have much pain (it may be a nondisplaced fracture). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Edvin Selmani