Viking 0 #1 June 20, 2002 http://images.fotki.com/v2/photos/3/34935/76261/Picture003-vi.jpgwow that must have f'en hurt!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #2 June 20, 2002 [dr voice] You might have a slight problem concerning airport security until we take that back out in a couple years.[/dr voice]"...and then they took away my Swingline stapler" ~ Office Space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #3 June 20, 2002 if they had a rod in there how is it still broken?but oww anyway!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gravitysurf808 0 #4 June 20, 2002 What size thread do they use for screws used to support broken bone?"...and then they took away my Swingline stapler" ~ Office Space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #5 June 20, 2002 i am pretty sure the rod stays in I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #6 June 20, 2002 yea it should stay in but the bone should been screwed 2gether around the rod!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #7 June 20, 2002 Maybe this was the second hit the same femur got... "ouch! .... OUCH!"Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #8 June 20, 2002 They're usually self tappers, with an allen key hole as opposed to the usual phillips or normal slot.Mine were anyway. All 14 of them...Better now though, :-)t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #9 June 20, 2002 It can, but not if you want to continue jumping. Best have it removed asap to avoid complications if you make the same mistake twice.t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #10 June 20, 2002 typically the bone isn't stable enought around the break to screw the broken pieces together, They mend together eventually. The rod is there for the structural support (internal cast). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkzone 0 #11 June 20, 2002 QuoteThey're usually self tappers, with an allen key hole as opposed to the usual phillips or normal slot.[owwww!!] Can you imagine if they used phillips or normal slot screws and the driver slipped [/owwww!!]Far away is close at hand in images of elsewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #12 June 20, 2002 my bro has got a few screws in his ankle. when we were kids(teens) we were playing football. two guys went to tackle him in different directions. he tried to jump over them(i worked once and one guy broke his nose.) this time his judgement was off and they shattered his ankle. the important thing is that he DIDNT drop the ball! I was on the 3 year line....he almost made the TD!I am not jealous of his "bionic ankle'Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #13 June 20, 2002 If it's a jumper their part of the "Serious Heavy Metal Club" now.That is a big owwwie!!"You must first be a sheep, before you can lead the sheep" - Albert Einstien Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 June 20, 2002 I hope I never become part of that club!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #15 June 20, 2002 QuoteI hope I never become part of that club!Now, I'm proud to be part of that club....but disappointed that I don't set off metal detectors.....that could be fun. I did have a bit of an omen regarding this once. A couple weeks before I broke my ankle in two, I was at the prison (I was doing some work with moms in prison at the time), and the metal detectors kept going off on my right ankle, but there was nothing there. Removed my shoes and socks, and it kept going off. We all had a good laugh over it. Well....two weeks later, there I was supine on the table..... But I am glad mine's just a little ol' ankle injury and not a femur! I guess I like to go out, but not ALL out!==8-DLindseyYa' know Smack-water Jack he bought a shotgun'cause he was in the mood for a little con-fron-ta-tion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #16 June 20, 2002 lindsey,OUCH!!! I would imagine its a good thing they dont put actual METAL in ya! could you imagine how that would feel if it got cold? ooooooh, man that would feel like a bad case of arthitis!!!Have fun, Live free, SKYDIVE!!http://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #17 June 20, 2002 My son recently shattered his wrist when he fell off a ladder. They put in 6 pins and 1 screw. The pins will eventually come out. He jokingly asked the doctor what kind of screw they would use, philips, flat, or countersunk!!!! Now he is working on getting the mobility back so he will be able to play the guitar again!!!!J Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #18 June 20, 2002 well....I guess titanium is technically a transition metal.....and it is a good heat conductor.... Don't think they typically use polyethylene to repair fractures..... ==8-0LindseyThe empty can rattles the most Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #19 June 20, 2002 FYI, it is actual metal and it does get cold. I have femured twice. First time hurt like hell, second time I wasin the hospital and out in less than 38 hours.Definitely get the pin out as soon as you can. If you femur with the pin, it will screw your leg up for life.Oh, and don't worry about airport security, they can't pick up the internal rod, but they have picked up a plate I have on the outside of my left knee.The last time I went to Elsinore they actually took me to a room and had me take off my pants and looked at the scar and poked at it.LaterBryan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #20 June 20, 2002 Wow...or am I looking at this wrong? Looked like a lower leg not Femur...is that not an ankle bone at the bottom? I'm no doctor.Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #21 June 20, 2002 That would be a knee at the bottom.....though they do put rods in the tibia too in a bad fracture.Peas~LindseyThe empty can rattles the most Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dove 0 #22 June 20, 2002 You wanna see shattered? Wish I had a copy of my CT scan of my tibial plateau. You can never prepare yourself to see your leg look like fruity pebbles. Thank God for modern medicine!dove Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #23 June 20, 2002 They have been using Titanium rods for broken femurs. Titanium does not set off metal detectors for whatever reason. I had a friend break both femurs on one landing. Guess what?? Right as he went to flair out of a swoop his stearing line snapped right above the keeper. He hit the ground doing 40-50 mph. One of the few times I saw an equipment failure and not human error. But yeah titanium and his rods are still in..........Hehe huh huh ......... He said "Rod" .......hehe heh huh huhSebazz........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #24 June 20, 2002 So what your telling me is, you could walk through an airport metal detector with a big titanium bowie knife in your boot.I hope no terrorists are ready this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #25 June 20, 2002 Yup......Sebazz........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
