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Old 08-01-2013, 03:52 PM   #47
gati1263
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Well, I work for hand orthopedic surgeons (from Harvard and Johns Hopkins), and the majority of post-op patients are fractures of the wrist. It happens all the time in kids they are always falling out of trees and off of fences and if it is worth anything, they very rarely need physical therapy and rarely if ever need any hardware.
If she/he were a human child we would keep the wrist cast dry and do no surgery. One of the doctors, who has written a number of articles in the Journals of Hand Surgery, used to say with kids if you put two bones together they will heal. The usually heal with excellent ROM and normal play allows them to regain strength.
I am assuming pups are probably the same way. Forgive yourself, it could of happened to anyone.
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