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Old 11-17-2008 | 04:10 PM
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I just got these from the Dr. Check out my left arm that I broke recently and the hardware now in it....my bionic arm...lol. Broke the humerus (bone coming down from shoulder), shattered the elbow, and broke the Ulna (inside bone going from hand to elbow).

Doc said it was the worst break he had ever seen to an arm.

Nice huh?
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Old 11-17-2008 | 04:14 PM
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ow...
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:18 PM
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Nice! If I still had the x-ray of my ankle (shattered it a few years back) I would post it up for you; all sorts of titanium...
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:19 PM
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I challenge anyone to post a worst one than this one....funny contest. I can bet we would be quite unique posting our broken bones on a car site..lol.
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:21 PM
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Looks about like my ankle does. How'd you manage this?
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:30 PM
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I have a number of colorful stories that are tasteful lies....one is based on me running with the bulls in Mexico, another in a hang gliding accident, and even another participating in MMA throwing a mean elbow...Man, I have played minor league pro ball, been active in the field from a military standpoint and many other things...never broken a bone until now.

Fact is...gonna get crucified here but was coerced to put on a pair of skates with my 5 yr old Daughter and did ok for a while...but had this little red headed brat *** kid skating circles around me and my competitive nature kicked in. Tried to outdo him ending up losing my balance, fighting the fall backwards inevitably falling squarely on my elbow. Go Figure!

My Daughter told me since that she fell twice and did not break any bones, and she was stronger than me...go ahead and add insult to injury...geez!
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:32 PM
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Way to go!

I bought a dirtbike a year ago. Before that I'd never broken a bone. I've since broken my arm and ankle on separate occasions .
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:35 PM
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Broken arm or wrist on 3 seperate occasions but the last time I did it while rollerblading. Basically did the same thing. fell backwards but my arm landed across a curb and then I landed on my arm and snapped it over the curb. Like yours to add insult to injury I wasn't doing anything that took skill. Just lost my balance.
Old 11-17-2008 | 04:38 PM
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Fome most i have spoken to...that seems to be the case. Happened at the most obscure times...oh well, 6 months of brutal physical therapy and will be good as new..hopefully.
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broken right ankle from football, trimaleolar fracture, basically all 3 bones that connect ankle to foot snapped, a plate and 9 screws in pic

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i just puked
Old 11-17-2008 | 05:07 PM
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DAMN Matt, You have to stop Power Shiffting...see what happens...lol
Old 11-17-2008 | 05:07 PM
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awsome!
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Old 11-17-2008 | 05:38 PM
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Yup... it's broke...
Nice Xray... It's what i do for a living...
(Xray's that is, not breaking bones)
Old 11-17-2008 | 06:06 PM
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I'm sure your daughter was glad that you were willing to go out there with her.

Hope you are better than new when its all said and done.
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My cousin is an orthopedic surgeon, and she gets a huge grin on her face when she talks about her tools. Most doctors buy their equipment from medical suppliers. She gets a lot of her stuff from Home Depot.


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Originally Posted by dshag
broken right ankle from football, trimaleolar fracture, basically all 3 bones that connect ankle to foot snapped, a plate and 9 screws in pic
That looks almost exactly the same as mine. Broke on a rope swing going out into a lake. Hit my ankle on a root going sideways.

Broke the Fibula, and the talus in 2 different locations, shredded the ligament in between the tibia and fibula, tore cartiledge in the joint, and tore a tendon, as well as dislocating my ankle.

Have a plate, 5 screws, a piece of wire, and 8 strands of what was described to me as like shark fishing line wrapping around the tibia and fibula that help support the ligament that can each support 500 lbs.



Here's 2 screws that were removed after the 3rd surgery, 4 total surgeries.

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Nice fractures there.
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Originally Posted by 02txceta
Fact is...gonna get crucified here but was coerced to put on a pair of skates with my 5 yr old Daughter and did ok for a while...but had this little red headed brat *** kid skating circles around me and my competitive nature kicked in. Tried to outdo him ending up losing my balance, fighting the fall backwards inevitably falling squarely on my elbow. Go Figure!

My Daughter told me since that she fell twice and did not break any bones, and she was stronger than me...go ahead and add insult to injury...geez!
lmao

Competitiveness is a f'n curse from hell sometimes.

Hope that heals up nicely, tell the doc you could really use large amounts of HGH and test to help with recovery

BTW Where and when did you play minor league ball?


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