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Broke my thumb

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cac271
Posts: 33 - Karma: 36
just found out today i need surgery on my thumb it sucks and my season is over
Jan 11 2013 4:25PM
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wreck.yoself
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your season is over because of your thumb? really...
Jan 11 2013 4:26PM
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cac271
Posts: 33 - Karma: 36
yea it never would heal back corect without surgery and after that there is a 10 week recovery with cast
Jan 11 2013 4:27PM
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will_powder
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Jan 11 2013 4:41PM
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Bock
Posts: 748 - Karma: 1,652
my friend broke his thumb once. He just put a sock over the cast and went skiing the next day

Jan 11 2013 4:42PM
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BlackCupid
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That's dumb as fuck. The five times I've broken my thumbs skiing, I wasn't even using pole straps. Changing your pole straps isn't going to do shit.

There aren't many real solutions to this problem. You could either wear a thumb splint every time you ski, duct tape your hands so that you can't open them when you're falling, or try to land all jumps switch.

I think the splint thing is the easiest and most reasonable solution.
Jan 11 2013 4:47PM
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Dibs
Posts: 496 - Karma: 86
can't really sympathise with you..my friend was back skiing a day after a broken arm.
Jan 11 2013 4:48PM
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wreck.yoself
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yea you can defiantly still go skiing
Jan 11 2013 4:49PM
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ScuffDUFF
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Definitely shredded just as hard when i broke my thumb. Skiing with a cast isn't the problem. Skiing right after you get your cast off is what sucks.
Jan 11 2013 5:00PM
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cac271
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good i hope the surger goes goood and i can ski next week
Jan 12 2013 1:43PM
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Bread_Fish
Posts: 760 - Karma: 71
I broke my thumb three weeks ago. I was ready to put a sock over the cast and ski but the season started late for us this year. Doing exercises and stuff after you get the cast of significantly reduces the recovery time.
Jan 12 2013 1:48PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,750
clearly you're doing something wrong
Jan 12 2013 1:53PM
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californiagrown
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hahahahahahaha you cant ski cause you broke your thumb?
da fuck kind of wimpy logic is that. last time i checked your thumb is not an integral part of your skiing anatomy.


Sure you will have to dial back the intensity a bit, but it should have literally zero effect on ability to ski.

Jan 12 2013 1:59PM
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histonskiah
Posts: 467 - Karma: 1,834
I broke my collar bone a week a go trying to dub flat and im still going to ski near the end of the season maybe even try a dub flat again. How could your season be over for a such a small injury?
Jan 12 2013 4:54PM
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Solman
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I busted my thumb and didnt miss a day. Leave one pole at home and throw a sock over your cast.

Stump wraps look steezy as hell too.
Jan 12 2013 6:20PM
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steezyjibber
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is obvious troll obvious
Jan 12 2013 7:21PM
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Ribss.
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Yep well when mommy says no skiing and wont drive you and your pals to the ski lump your season is over I guess. You can ski with a broken thumb man.
Jan 12 2013 8:19PM
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Clark_Griswold
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For real?! Get the cast and don't be a pussy. My buddy skied with a broken hand, I've long boarded with 3 broken fingers. Sack up
Jan 12 2013 8:28PM
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uhrel
Posts: 164 - Karma: 64
broke my thumb in november, in a cast for 6 weeks now, been skiing the whole time, need surgery when i go home, cut some socks up and hit the hill
Jan 12 2013 11:51PM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
you're lucky, OP. I broke a fingernail today and I think my ski career might be done....
Jan 12 2013 11:58PM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
you're lucky, OP. I broke a fingernail today and I think my ski career might be done....
Jan 12 2013 11:59PM
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Chief.
Posts: 276 - Karma: 399
i broke my tibia over Christmas break and got a 16" rod and 2 screws and i can ski again in February how is a broken thumb even a problem?
Jan 13 2013 12:27AM
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MaryO
Posts: 2583 - Karma: 5,996
My daughter broke her thumb down at the growth plate last Feb. They just put her in a cast, and she went on to compete in Jr Nationals one month later. Probably not the smartest decision, but she stomped her runs and made it to finals!

Her thumb still doesn't feel quite right though. She probably should have had surgery, but the doc felt casting was all she needed. Now she just tore her acl:'(
Jan 13 2013 12:38AM
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BlackCupid
Posts: 1533 - Karma: 9
You can tell if a skier's thumb injury needs surgery by pulling the thumb back towards the wrist. If it displaces more than about 45 degrees, the ligament is completely torn and will need to be surgically repaired.
Jan 13 2013 1:05AM
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Fun_dip
Posts: 2623 - Karma: 913
For all the idiots saying he's a pussy for not skiing, you're idiots. You don't know how bad he broke his finger, I broke my pinky and was out from any physical activity for 3 weeks and then lightly for 3 more. There are many degrees to which you can break a finger. I have also broken/fractured another finger and all I did was put on a splint for 2 weeks and I was good. If he is having surgery I assume some pins or screws will be going in to make sure the finger heals rights. You don't want to mess up the healing process. Your finger will be fucked forever if you do.
Jan 13 2013 1:22AM
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theTRIBE101
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 856
it actually does. If your pole gets ripped backward then this technique will save you from a painful thumb dislocation.
Jan 13 2013 11:46AM
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El_Barto.
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Real men break their femur. pussy
Jan 13 2013 11:51AM
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BlackCupid
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It actually doesn't. Learn to read.
Jan 13 2013 12:33PM
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Nacho+
Posts: 3748 - Karma: 7,791
i broke my thumb, and i had a cast on it and skied 3 days after
Jan 13 2013 1:00PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13083 - Karma: 18,720
I broke my thumb in a big air contest many years ago. Then, I finished 4th in the half pipe event late that evening. It was after 4 weeks I went to get some x-rays to find out it was broken and almost done healing. For a month I duck tapped my glove on my pole to ride moguls.
Jan 13 2013 1:43PM
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BoogieWoman
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OP, listen to the surgeon and make an informed decision. Ultimately, only you can decide whether your season is over and I'm guessing you're still young so should heal pretty fast. A cast offers a decent amount of protection, after 2-3 weeks i cant see why you won't be able to ski if you take it easy, but you'll know how it feels at that time. Don't be an idiot and ski if it hurts. I broke my hand three years ago and didn't follow the doctors advice, right now my hand is fucked and I'm not sure it'll ever be fixed. Every day its cold, I'm I'm pain. You don't want that.
Jan 13 2013 2:38PM
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Chief.
Posts: 276 - Karma: 399
ok, thinks he's dece
Jan 13 2013 6:16PM
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Ankilla
Posts: 506 - Karma: 2,377
this definently helps
Jan 13 2013 6:28PM
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Ankilla
Posts: 506 - Karma: 2,377
I have shinbang and im praying to the goodlord alah that itll heal up to the point to were i can ski before next year.
Jan 13 2013 6:30PM
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californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
you broke your pinky and were out for 6 weeks??? holy dude man you have some over protective parents hahahaha.

i dont care how bad you break a FINGER(hahahahahaha) you shouldnt be out more than a week. God you are a pussy.
Jan 13 2013 9:47PM
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The-RZA-Of-Ski
Posts: 252 - Karma: 397
I've broked my arm 2 years ago, thumb last year and broke my arm 2 weeks ago. Skiing with a cast is kinda sketchy but i mean, don't be a pussy and ride, just be more carefoul brother. good luck to you
Jan 13 2013 9:54PM
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coldcuts69
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 1,888
Same thing happened to me last year in february, after 2 weeks i was skiing again. I just didn't use poles. You'll be fine, just find a huge ass mitten to fit over your cast (assuming you get one)
Jan 13 2013 9:56PM
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BagOTricks
Posts: 815 - Karma: 3,351
Broke my collarbone, started skating after about a week and a half. Collarbone is now healed at a brutal angle, and is likely to break again which would require surgery. Make a good decision, but I don't think a thumb is too big of a deal.
Jan 13 2013 9:57PM
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theTRIBE101
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 856
AH DERN"T KNEW HAOW 2 REED LOL LOLCATS MAH MUMMY NEHVER TAHT MEE!

explain how it doesn't and maybe i'll learn how to read. look at the picture, there is a technique that is right, and a technique that is wrong. one results in a release of tension, and the latter results in a dislocated thumb. already dislocated my thumb once that way, so don't go preaching your bullshit and saying it doesn't.

PS. fuck you

/rant
Jan 14 2013 4:09PM
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,627

Danny Woodhead alias??? 

Nobody's ski season should end for a thumb. That's like saying yuo can't fuck because you stubbed your toe. 

Jan 14 2013 4:11PM
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BlackCupid
Posts: 1533 - Karma: 9
You stupid shit. That's the strap technique that everybody uses. It doesn't do shit. It has a lower chance of getting the pole out of your hand than wearing no strap at all, and wearing no strap at all still causes skier's thumb.

Granted, if you're in the rare minority of park skiers stupid enough to put their strap on any other way, it'll help a little. But, don't pretend it's going to eliminate the problem.
Jan 14 2013 5:02PM
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ChaseW
Posts: 267 - Karma: 177
I broke my thumb earlier this season. all i did was ask for a brace and find a glove that is big enough to fit over it and your set. only downfall is if you ski with poles you will have to lose them. Get surgery when season is over
Jan 14 2013 7:48PM
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Lemuel
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Broke my thumb on Saturday and just got that 2 pin surgery this morning. doc said no skiing for 6-8 weeks. I am skiing Friday lol. I'm just going to be real careful and go no pole swag, prolly film duty for a few weeks.
Jan 15 2013 3:47PM
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theTRIBE101
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did I at any point say that wearing your poles differently would keep your thumb from breaking? no. did i ever say that it would 100% eliminate the problem? no. i said that it will keep your chances of having a painful dislocation down. maybe you should take your own advice and "learn to read". also, if you've broken your thumb that many times you should probably stop falling on an outstretched hand and learn to fall properly. i'm not saying that you will never break your thumb falling, but when it happens that many times maybe it's time to realize that you're doing something wrong.
Jan 15 2013 6:15PM
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Plankton
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poor child
Jan 15 2013 9:45PM
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Granby_killdozer
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skiers thumb definitely sucks but you can still ski. put a sock over your cast and youll be good
Jan 15 2013 10:07PM
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