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Q: Broken Ulna, surgery - how long until sports?

asked by: bricasrbia on December 17th, 2007

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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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TMJWorld

replied on December 27th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

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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