X-rays. Most broken bones can be identified on plain films. Sometimes a CT scan or MRI is needed.
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X-ray technology allows doctors to evaluate whether an athlete has broken a bone by providing a detailed image of the bone structure. This imaging technique helps doctors determine the extent of the injury and develop a treatment plan for the athlete.
You splint it and go to hospital for medical treatment as soon as possible.
An x-ray is usually used to confirm whether a bone is fractured or not.
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In general, a broken bone and a fractured bone are the same thing and doctors will use the terms interchangeably.
If one is looking for a doctor for a broken bone they would need to go to a local emergency room or hospital, where a doctor will set the broken bone.
For most broken bones, a visit to the hospital, a re-setting of the bone, casting, and pain medication will heal the bone over time. In extreme cases, some bones require surgery.
X-Rays don't determine whether a bone is broken. They just make fuzzy shadow pictures of what is under your skin. Unless its a really obvious fracture, it takes the trained eye of a radiologist looking at the pictures to determine whether the bone is broken or not.
Crepitus - one of the signs of a broken bone is a grinding sound when the extremity is moved.