I'm due to have ulnar shortening in my
wrist in the next few months. I
originally hurt myself last june, and have
gone through physio (two 3-4 month
periods), cortisone shots, an mri, and
recently met with a wrist trauma guy who
is a high-up at mcgill university’s
orthopedic school. He said that, when I
broke my wrist when I was a kid, I broke
it where the tfcc attaches to the radius
and the ulna.
Normally, when your wrist is fine, your
tfcc acts as a little trampoline to
cushion your bones. However, because of
where my break is (which is partially
unhealed), every time I move my wrist my
tfcc pulls on some membrane piece, and
causes pain. To fix this, they would
normally just put a screw through my old
fracture, and that would be the end of it.
However, my ulna is too long, so they
are going to shorten it 3-4mm.
Has anyone ever had, or known someone who
had ulnar shortening surgery? I believe
its called ulnar osteotomy in the medical
world. I play a lot of squash, so i'm
worried that I won’t be able to play any
longer, as well as have a gimpy wrist for
the rest of my life. However, i'm still
rather young (22), and figure I can heal
rather well.
