| Re: Cycling with a splint for "mallet finger"?
On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:32:51 -0600, Preston Crawford
<me@prestoncrawford.com> wrote:
>Anyone done this? Know if it's possible. Last week I dislocated my left
>pinkie playing baskeball and have to keep it in a splint for 6 weeks.
>This week I dislocated my other pinkie playing basketball (fluke) and
>have to keep it in a splint for 4 weeks. I don't think I can cycle until
>the 4 week splint comes off. Which means I'll be itching to get on my
>bike after that.
>
>The problem is that with mallet finger you have to leave the splint on
>constantly for 6 weeks or else the finger becomes deformed. So I want to
>get back on the bike, but I don't know how risky that is.
>
>Any advice is appreciated.
>
>Preston
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>A picture for fun.
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>http://www.flickr.com/photos/30367835@N00/359236327/
Hmm. It's going to be hard to eject those snot rockets if you can't
lean an index finger against the nose without poking out an eye. Maybe
it's warm enough where you are that you don't have to worry about
that.
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