How long the cast can be removed for hand fracture needs to be based on the fracture damage and healing, generally speaking, the cast can be removed after 4~6 weeks of casting for hand fracture.
1. Simple fracture: mainly refers to phalangeal fracture and metacarpal fracture, through the cast fixation, rest, Mazolin and other drugs to reduce swelling and other conservative treatments, generally speaking, 4 weeks to review the fracture line blurred after the cast can be removed, and gradually carry out functional exercises.
2. Serious fracture: mainly refers to the wrist, navicular fracture or accompanied by displacement and neurovascular injury patients, this time the fracture healing is slower, in general, may need to be fixed for 6 weeks, review the fracture line blurred after the removal of the cast, and gradually carry out functional exercises.
Hand fracture cast patients are recommended to go to the hospital regularly for review, the specific removal of the cast time needs to be determined according to the review of the X-ray film.