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bricasrbia

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Broken Ulna, surgery - how long until sports?
Posted: 12-17-07 04:36am

I have had broken ulna.Bone didn't heal good so I had surgery and they put me some implants.arm healing good now.my question is can I play sport and how long I need to wait to start playing.My favorites sports are bicyclists,basketball,swimming and tennis.
P.S. Sorry for bad English THANKS
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Tmddyan

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Posted: 12-27-07 13:56pm

i would give it a good 6 months honestly--it takes 6 weeks for a bone to heal but can take up to a couple years to heal completly from surgery. i would ask the doctor if its ok and then play it by ear. if it hurts stop
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