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    Staceyjo2712 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 25, 2013, 03:13 PM
    Scaphoid bone break
    Ive broken my scaphoid bone and in plaster for 8 weeks. How loose should my cast be? Coz it feels like if I put force in I could pull it off and I can move my wrist in it. Also I can put my other hand in and touch the injured part of my hand.
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    Feb 25, 2013, 05:13 PM
    Hi Staceyjo

    If you work hard enough you can almost always get your fingers into a cast, so I would advise you NOT to do that anymore!

    Here, a "short arm cast" is present to immobilize and remind you that you have an injury and should protect it from motion/harm. In other words, you should be able to move your wrist a bit, but you shouldn't be able to pulll the cast off, for sure!

    If you are in doubt, I would talk to your parents/friends and see what they think. It is certainly possible to see swelling of the wrist joint reduce and need to be recasted again... ;)

    Good luck!

    Mark
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