You need to remember that I broke my leg back in 1974 there weren't to many quads out there like there are now. Bobbie
"Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi > On Sep 21, 2017, at 11:10 PM, Robert Vogel <rhvsh...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi BeeJ, > > For what it’s worth, I’ve written about this subject and know many people > with SCI that have > broken leg bones. You do NOT want a hard cast. The best option is to get a > soft cast or if > the fracture needs more stability a custom orthotic cast that splits in half, > is well-padded and > you can take apart (held together with velcro) so you can do skin checks. > Here is a link to > an article I wrote on SCI, osteoporosis and fracture. If you scroll down to > the 14th paragraph > you will read about a person with a Tib/Fib fracture and how they managed to > heal it: > http://www.newmobility.com/2009/12/osteoporosis-update/ > > Another option to ask your physician(s) about is a full length leg imobilizer > with knee hinge > similar to the photo here: > http://www.orthopaedicsandtrauma.com/acatalog/iromcoolirom.gif > > Hope this helps. > > Sincerely, > Bob Vogel > > >> On Sep 21, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Bobbie Humphreys <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I broke my leg dancing 💃 >> Some drunk guy thought I was faking being in a manual chair, this is 1974, >> and pulled me out of my chair. >> I had a plaster cast and got pressure sores on my heal. >> Bobbie >> >> "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi >> >>> On Sep 21, 2017, at 8:11 PM, Jeffrey Gaede <jsga...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've had a similar break and broke it in a similar way. They put me in a >>> removable boot both because it was a spiral fracture and they were >>> concerned about potential pressure sores. I would pay attention to any >>> signs that something is not right and that something could be pressure from >>> somewhere. I've also had a cast on a broken bone before and everything went >>> perfectly fine. >>> >>> Jeff >>> From: BeeJ <mrbeej...@gmail.com> >>> To: quad-list@eskimo.com >>> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 5:04 PM >>> Subject: [QUAD-L] Broken leg.. >>> >>> So I broke my leg Last Friday Night turning around in the dark with my >>> power chair. The toe of my boot caught on my bed and I twisted it and heard >>> a pop. So now I have a cast up to my knee that I can't feel. Anyone on here >>> have any experience dealing with a broken bone below your level of injury? >>> I'm a little worried about what's going on inside that cast. >>> >>> -Bj >>> >>> >
