It has happened, the first of MANY broken bones I am sure we will have with 3 rambunctious boys.
The boys LOVE climbing, when I say love, I mean in an obsessive way, it is almost impossible to stop. Yesterday during one of Zander's many climbing adventures on the couch, he took a tumble off the back, flipping backwards and landing on a puzzle. He got a good gash in his forehead from the puzzle but didnt even notice. Instead he was crying and holding his arm. It didnt look broken, was only a little swollen and he could move his fingers freely. I decided to wait and have Paul come home and look at it before taking him into the doctor. Once Paul looked at it we both decided to wait until morning to see how Zander was feeling.
This morning he was not better, and was more guarding of his arm. So we called in for the first available appointment, 10:45. After a visit with the doctor and an xray. It was determined that Zander has a "buckle fracture", a fairly common fracture for his age. Definition: "Torus fractures, or buckle fractures, are extremely common injuries seen in children. Because children have softer bones, one side of the bone may buckle upon itself without disrupting the other side; this is also known as an incomplete fracture." We should be hearing back from the Orthopedic doctor tomorrow to let us know if Zander will need a full cast or if he can just continue in his splint and wrap with a sling. There wasn't a nice small sling for him from the doctor, so I made him one.
Here he is, all smiles, even with a broken arm.
Update 8/24/2012:
After a visit with the orthopedic doctor it was determined that with Zanders age and activity level, a full cast would be needed. Zander picked out green for his cast and sat patiently while they wrapped his arm. He was concerned the whole time, but I assured him that it would make his arm get better faster. Zander gets to wear his awesome green cast for 1 month. He gets it removed on September 21st.
Zander and his awesome cast. :)
This morning he was not better, and was more guarding of his arm. So we called in for the first available appointment, 10:45. After a visit with the doctor and an xray. It was determined that Zander has a "buckle fracture", a fairly common fracture for his age. Definition: "Torus fractures, or buckle fractures, are extremely common injuries seen in children. Because children have softer bones, one side of the bone may buckle upon itself without disrupting the other side; this is also known as an incomplete fracture." We should be hearing back from the Orthopedic doctor tomorrow to let us know if Zander will need a full cast or if he can just continue in his splint and wrap with a sling. There wasn't a nice small sling for him from the doctor, so I made him one.
Here he is, all smiles, even with a broken arm.
Update 8/24/2012:
After a visit with the orthopedic doctor it was determined that with Zanders age and activity level, a full cast would be needed. Zander picked out green for his cast and sat patiently while they wrapped his arm. He was concerned the whole time, but I assured him that it would make his arm get better faster. Zander gets to wear his awesome green cast for 1 month. He gets it removed on September 21st.
Zander and his awesome cast. :)
Oh no! Poor Zander! I think you're right though, I'm sure it won't be the last broken arm or bone. I'm sure it won't be long before we're heading to the doctor with a broken bone, too. Boys, boys, boys.
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