April 9, 2009

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  Gracie last night was on the neighbor’s trampoline and fell off.  She wasn’t jumping, rather, she was stepping backwards to let someone else jump and just misjudged the end of the trampoline.  Her foot got caught the spring hole and she fell off backwards with her arm outstretched – hit the walkway and got buckle fractures in her radius and ulna forearm bones.

  Looking on the blessing’s side – her leg fell through the hole to her knee as she was falling, so she didn’t hit her head, and that caused her not to fall full weight on her arm onto the cement (which probably would have resulted in a displaced fracture as well as a head injury), rather to just dangle there after she fell.   And she didn’t injure her ankle, leg or knee.

  We need to make an appointment with the Orthopedic doctor.  She has is splint right now, but needs a cast for 4 weeks.  There was also some question about whether or not she has some injury in her shoulder.  The doctor last night said he didn’t think so, but it “looks odd”.  He said the Orthopedic doctor would be able to tell.  Her elbow was in much pain as well, but they said that looked fine.

  Looking on line, I kind of found a x-ray of what the fractures look like — almost in the same spot as hers, although, not as bad on the ulna as this one shows (but looks just like it on the radius (right side forearm bone) as I’m assuming that’s the one that took most of the brunt of the fall):

  
  
  So I have to make an appointment today with the Orthopedic to get it cast.  She is ok, but didn’t sleep well last night – lots of pain.  But seems to be doing a bit better this morning.

  ~Di
  

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