The optimal time to rotate a wrist fracture is usually after one to two months; premature rotation may cause the fracture to not heal.
Wrist fractures are categorized as distal radius and ulna fractures, and in most cases recovery and healing can usually be achieved after the fracture occurs and is treated with manipulative reduction cast immobilization. After cast immobilization, which maintains the fracture in its original position of repositioning, the removal of the cast can usually be considered after one to two months, and gradual wrist mobilization can be performed with wrist rotation exercises.
However, there are some special diseases such as comminuted fracture or wound infection, etc., there will be a delay in the healing time, so that the rotation exercise time may be prolonged, and premature exercise may damage the formed bone scab, affecting the recovery of the fracture, so the specific when to exercise rotation should also be based on the advice of the clinician.