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What happens when a wrist fracture is left untreated?

Michael Agruss

Written and Reviewed by Michael Agruss

  • Managing Partner and Personal Injury Lawyer at Mike Agruss Law.
  • Over 20 years of experience in Personal Injury.
  • Over 8000+ consumer rights cases settled.
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law: Juris Doctor, 2004.


If you or a loved one has fractured a bone from an accident, contact Mike Agruss Law for a free consultation so we can help you recover from this experience and get fairly compensated.

A wrist fracture occurs when one or more of the bones in the wrist is cracked or broken due to a high-energy force. This requires immediate treatment so that you have the best and fastest chance at recovery so that you can resume your normal and everyday life. Treatment options differ based on the specific injury and its severity, but they include splints, casts, surgery, and physical therapy to restore movement of the wrist.

It is absolutely imperative to treat a wrist fracture. Failing to do so can result in some very severe and life-altering complications as well as prolonged pain in the injured area. If untreated, the wrist bones can experience a bone deformity since they did not have a cast or splint to properly immobilize the area. The bones may fuse together improperly and pose a risk to the surrounding area also. The injured individual may also experience muscle, ligament, or nerve damage in the surrounding areas of the wrist. Also, part of the scaphoid, a wrist bone, can die if the injury is left untreated, which can lead to arthritis in the wrist and worsen in pain over time.

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