Is buddy taping sufficient to fix my right fifth metacarpal fracture?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I sustained an injury recently and I had an X-ray. The X-ray shows I have an intraarticular fracture of the right fifth metacarpal with significant ulnar displacement for consideration of ORIF. I went to my local hospital and they did a CT scan. They sent me home and said to wait for their call to be seen at theclinic. People are telling me it should be strapped or cast right away. I am worried.
Hello,
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You need to take RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) treatment. Rest with buddy strapping with length achievement and plaster slab application. Ice application twice daily before the slab. You need a compression bandage. Keep the limb elevated as much as possible. If the length of the knuckle is not achieved by non-operative methods then surgery will be required.
Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
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