My lad buckled his wrist bone (Torus fracture) today...
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Hopefully, all will be OK. He was the goalie & saved a power shot from a 13 year old, which bent his wrist right back & apparently stretched a few ligaments & stuff, hence why the doc was surprised he hadn't broken it and thinks it might be a buckle (although the X-rays were pretty inconclusive on that (he said that if he looked really, really hard, he could just about make out what he though could be a buckle(
They're bloody good at Bstoke A&E. We've spent many a family evening up there in Paeds while he's been stitched back together!!!
They're bloody good at Bstoke A&E. We've spent many a family evening up there in Paeds while he's been stitched back together!!!
Edited by schmalex on Wednesday 8th August 23:50
K77 CTR said:
We normally plaster buckle fractures, has he not got any form of immobilisation on there?
Yes. The Doctor has given him a removable splint (kind of like a glove with Velcro straps and a metal rod between the wrist and palm) and told him to keep it on.Edited by schmalex on Wednesday 8th August 23:48
I had to leave just after x-ray, so didn't get a chance to speak to the consultant. My wife did & he advised to remove the splint for swimming & replace with a tubi grip for when in the pool. We can manage his activity, as we are at a villa, so no worries about him getting boisterous with other kids there. I just know how much he loves to jump in the pool & hope that we can gently manage an increase in activity levels to somewhere near normal during the course of the fortnight (obviously condition depending)
I can't imagine the tubigrip would be of any help once it's wet. Could you get one of those neoprene type splints as that would dry out easily and still provide support when wet.
As long as he's not smashing his wrist against the water and no boisterous play I wouldn't think it'd be a problem but probably give it a week to toughen up a bit.
(I'm not a doctor though just a nurse practitioner)
As long as he's not smashing his wrist against the water and no boisterous play I wouldn't think it'd be a problem but probably give it a week to toughen up a bit.
(I'm not a doctor though just a nurse practitioner)
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