BOO!! thinking i broke my scaphoid bone

subxero · February 4th, 2014, 08:31 AM

So was snowboarding 2 weeks ago and I took a fall off of a big kicker and my wrist was bothering me a bit.

Figured I would let it go for a week or so and see how it feels and looks before I went to the Dr. about it.

It is still tender and motion is very limited but swelling has gone done.
Now that swelling is down when I go to bend my wrist back I can see a protrusion under the skin in the scaphoid position and I can push it and pop it back in place

It is probably fractured

going to dr today to get slip for x-ray with any luck it is a good break and won't require anything besides some TLC.

unfortunately it is my right hand and the limited motion is the wrist = throttle movement

The scaphoid is a finicky bone and with some fractures blood flow can be compromised and cause more serious complications. I need to get this taken care of and make sure it heals correctly.

JohnnyBravo · February 4th, 2014, 08:41 AM

Hate you fell, go get it taken care of!

subxero · February 6th, 2014, 12:04 PM

I know everyone is on the edge of their seats to find out how things are going so let me tell you.

X-rays came back negative....but unfortunately that doesn't mean much. A high percentage of scaphoid bone fractures are not visible via x-ray. I will most likely have to get an MRI now.

Boom King · February 6th, 2014, 12:19 PM

Damn... this is why I've spent less and less time in the park and on rails. When you're young and fall, you bounce, get back up, and your buddies have a good laugh. Now when I fall, I skid, lay in the snow and my buddies call the ski medic.

Hopefully you heal up well. The MRI should confirm a break or not and if so, possible CT scans afterwards to assess healing.

subxero · February 6th, 2014, 12:27 PM

^ yeah I guess I lose track of how many years have actually gone by from the last time I used to do that kind of riding seriously, still like to think I'm a young buck

February 4th, 2014, 08:31 AM	#1
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	BOO!! thinking i broke my scaphoid bone So was snowboarding 2 weeks ago and I took a fall off of a big kicker and my wrist was bothering me a bit. Figured I would let it go for a week or so and see how it feels and looks before I went to the Dr. about it. It is still tender and motion is very limited but swelling has gone done. Now that swelling is down when I go to bend my wrist back I can see a protrusion under the skin in the scaphoid position and I can push it and pop it back in place It is probably fractured going to dr today to get slip for x-ray with any luck it is a good break and won't require anything besides some TLC. unfortunately it is my right hand and the limited motion is the wrist = throttle movement The scaphoid is a finicky bone and with some fractures blood flow can be compromised and cause more serious complications. I need to get this taken care of and make sure it heals correctly. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

February 4th, 2014, 08:41 AM	#2
JohnnyBravo Certifiable nontundrum Name: Harper Location: NC Milkshake stand Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2013 SE NINJA 300 Posts: Too much. MOTM - Sep '13, Sep '16	Hate you fell, go get it taken care of! __________________________________________________

February 6th, 2014, 12:04 PM	#3
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	I know everyone is on the edge of their seats to find out how things are going so let me tell you. X-rays came back negative....but unfortunately that doesn't mean much. A high percentage of scaphoid bone fractures are not visible via x-ray. I will most likely have to get an MRI now. __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

February 6th, 2014, 12:19 PM	#4
Boom King So, where's the reverse? Name: Anson Location: Ontario, Canada Join Date: Nov 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	Damn... this is why I've spent less and less time in the park and on rails. When you're young and fall, you bounce, get back up, and your buddies have a good laugh. Now when I fall, I skid, lay in the snow and my buddies call the ski medic. Hopefully you heal up well. The MRI should confirm a break or not and if so, possible CT scans afterwards to assess healing. __________________________________________________ Squidbusters. I ain't afraid a no squid.

February 6th, 2014, 12:27 PM	#5
subxero dirty boy Name: Joe Location: Johnstown, PA Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): I don't even know anymore?? Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '14	^ yeah I guess I lose track of how many years have actually gone by from the last time I used to do that kind of riding seriously, still like to think I'm a young buck __________________________________________________ I love the smell of burning pre-mix in the morning I don't think I'm a lot dumber than you thought that I think that I thought I was once.

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