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The patient is a 13-year-old male who presented to urgent care after taking a fall while running; he landed on his outstretched left hand. Upon examination, you find tenderness in the snuffbox and observe swelling around the wrist. Otherwise, the findings are unremarkable.
View the x-ray taken and consider what your next steps would be.
13-year-old male injures hand while bracing fall
Nahum Kovalski, BSc, MDCM
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