R Arm, Other
2013-06-17 – 2013-09-20
Grade: 3
Fractured base of thumb (Bennett's) & Injury to outer wrist cartilage (TFCC)
Bike crash, broke thumb and injured wrist before I fell off bike!!Took 5-7 weeks to discover the thumb was broken and that a long standing injury to wrist had been damaged again. Thumb should have been splinted for 4-6 weeks, but wasn't, this may even have speeded up recovery and fortunately the unstable bone fragments did not move significantly. Rest, ROM, exercises with physio putty and cycling! - as advised by specialist to really work the thumb after 6 weeks. Getting less painful to write and no pain when gear changing on bike.