What
is a wrist fracture injury?
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Falls are more common
during snowboarding . The natural response to a fall is to stretch out
a hand to break the fall, and falls tend to occur more often in beginners.
For this reason Scaphoid fractures and Colles fractures of the wrist are
a relatively common feature, with around 100,000 wrist fractures worldwide
among snowboarders each year.
Scaphoid
Wrist Fractures Explained
Colles
Wrist Fractures Explained
What can you do to prevent it?
Snowboarders should
wear wrist guards as they significantly reduce the incidence of wrist
injuries during falls. These are available from all good ski shops..
What should you do if you suffer a wrist fracture injury?
If a fracture of the
wrist is suspected, proceed to an accident and emergency department without
delay. If a fracture is confirmed by an x-ray, the initial treatment will
be supervised by the doctor in the emergency department. If the two fragments
of broken bone are shown to be close together, and well aligned, the treatment
is simply to put the forearm and wrist into a plaster of paris for a period
of 6 weeks.
Residual pain and
stiffness is common following wrist fractures. A wrist brace can be helpful
to take the strain off the wrist. Hand therapy balls and therapeutic putty
are also useful during the rehabilitation period.
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