Citation

Cope TA, McCabe M. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2013; 24(1): 15-16.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom. Electronic address: tomcope@doctors.org.uk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2012.08.017

PMID

23246346

Abstract

Upper limb injuries are a common occurrence in snowboarders, and these may be reduced by wearing wrist guards that transmit the force of the fall across the forearm. We present a case of a 26-year-old man who experienced a displaced left radial and ulnar fracture related to wearing a wristwatch while snowboarding. The wristwatch acted as a fulcrum around which the arm was fractured, serving as a stress riser that focused the force of the fall. The fracture was treated using open reduction and internal fixation.

Language: en