Hand+or+Wrist+Injuries

 There are too many hand/wrist injuries to name, but the main cause is if a hand hits something it isn’t supposed to. It could be a pitch, another player, diving to the ground or many other things. All of these can result in a sprain, a broken bone, or a dislocation. The procedure to fix this could be as simple as taping 2 fingers together, or as complicated as surgery. You could miss only a few days, or maybe up to months if a bone or ligament is too badly injured. The main worry is if they can fully grip the bat.

This image shows "Buddy Taping" which is when you tape 2 fingers together.  Broken bones in the wrist have many similarities. Athletes often don’t recognize a specific injury, but indicate where there is pain and swelling, and usually a CT scan will uncover the problem. Treatment may remove the broken piece, but will take a couple of months to recover fully. After it recovers fully, this is not a recurring problem so it should only happen once. Other wrist and forearm fractures vary in terms of severity, depending on the location and the complexity of the bone. Most simple fractures tend to take only 6 weeks to heal.

This is an x-ray of a broken wrist. Back to Home Next Injury