Any injury to bone does increase the risk of eventually developing osteoarthrits arthritis at the site of the injury.
If you didn't allow enough time for it to heal, there is a slight chance the damage may be permanent. Have you consulted a physical or occupational therapist?
They should be able to help you regain what you have lost while allowing the site to heal properly.
the injur happened 1.5 years ago. it hurts alot now and im just wondering why it hasnt healed up yet. i have been lifting weights with it though and im sure that didnt help.
theres a large bump on my hand, so theres definatly some inflamation.i feel like the inflamation happened and it could turn into arthritus or at least thats what an acupuncurist told me.
How long ago did this happen? The injury will cause pressure on the nerves, which will cause the "burning" sensations., Short term pressure like that rarely causes nerve damage. As for arthritis, MAYBE, when you're older, 40's - 50's, you may notice that that area gets inflammed and sore, but I doubt your injury is caused by an arthritic process. Also, kep in mind that an injury to the bone takes time to heal, a lot longer than a simple pulled muscle or cut.
You can try anti-inflammatories, such as advil/motrin as well as cold compresses for the swelling. Also, try to keep the injured area up, near your heart, as if in a sling. This will help avoid fluid buildup of the area, a natural occurance with an injury...
Hope this helps!
Hi dnmh, thanks alot for the reply. They wrapped it in a bandage alright, but im just curious why i have synovitus and inflamtion that isn't going away? Im worried about arthritus and nerve damage now.
what do you think? because i feel a burning sensation in my ulnar joint, my wrist, and upper back occasionally.
marrow oedema - is seen in what is considered an "insufficient" fracture which ties in with "compatible with a non displace fracture". Non displace just means the bone didn't have any break. Sounds like you may just have a mild stress fracture. Since the bone isn't technically broken, they didn't cast it. Did they at least wrap it with an ace bandage or anything?
above is a link to my hand picture.
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