Hand and Wrist Fractures
Treatments

Your doctor will put your broken bone back into place, usually without surgery. You'll get a splint or cast to hold your finger or wrist straight and protect it from further injury while it heals. Some bones — such as the scaphoid in the wrist — do not readily heal without surgery. Others — such as the distal radius in the outermost part of forearm — commonly require bone alignment with arthroscopic imaging using a flexible viewing tube inserted in the joint or radiographic imaging, and stabilizing with special bone screws, plates, pins or other devices.