With my youngest daughter, I've been successful in avoiding the dreaded wrist buckle fracture from trampolines and monkey bars. My (well, her) luck ran out yesterday while sledding (for the first time in 2 years), resulting in a fractured growth plate in her ankle. All things considered, it’s probably better, when you and your friends are about to hit a tree, to try to stop yourself with your foot, rather than, say, your face or head.
So after a trip to the pediatrician, and then over to the ortho, we're looking at 3 weeks in a cast. Which is probably the same amount of time she'd be out-of-commission if it was just a bad sprain.
It sounds like this is a common injury - should we expect PT or other rehab to do? Have any of you experienced any long-term setbacks or chronic issues as a result of similar injuries?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
So after a trip to the pediatrician, and then over to the ortho, we're looking at 3 weeks in a cast. Which is probably the same amount of time she'd be out-of-commission if it was just a bad sprain.
It sounds like this is a common injury - should we expect PT or other rehab to do? Have any of you experienced any long-term setbacks or chronic issues as a result of similar injuries?
Thanks in advance for any replies.