All-Star Distal Tibia Fracture With Growth Plate Involvement

[CheerBank]

Oh that just sucks!! lol It always seems our kids get hurt more often horseplaying than when they are actually practicing their sport! :confused:

Bubble wrap. For all of them.

 

[MyGirlCheers]

IMO, since the growth plate is involved, you'll want to stay on the conservative side. If the growth plate doesn't heal properly (I'm assuming it's still open and she's due a few more growth spurts) she could end up with one leg shorter than the other. If that happens, cheer will be painful if not impossible.

My CP broke her big toe on the growth plate and we let her resume activity before she should. Now her big toe on the right foot is about 1/4 inch shorter than on the left. It doesn't affect her cheering, but it sure makes buying shoes a pain!

 

[Mclovin]

IMO, since the growth plate is involved, you'll want to stay on the conservative side. If the growth plate doesn't heal properly (I'm assuming it's still open and she's due a few more growth spurts) she could end up with one leg shorter than the other. If that happens, cheer will be painful if not impossible.

My CP broke her big toe on the growth plate and we let her resume activity before she should. Now her big toe on the right foot is about 1/4 inch shorter than on the left. It doesn't affect her cheering, but it sure makes buying shoes a pain!

Definitely be more careful when the growth plate is involved. Even though the OS said my CP's plates were already closed, we were really scared they were wrong and she'd end up shorter in one leg. Thankfully they were right.

 

[allstarmama]

IMO, since the growth plate is involved, you'll want to stay on the conservative side. If the growth plate doesn't heal properly (I'm assuming it's still open and she's due a few more growth spurts) she could end up with one leg shorter than the other. If that happens, cheer will be painful if not impossible.

My CP broke her big toe on the growth plate and we let her resume activity before she should. Now her big toe on the right foot is about 1/4 inch shorter than on the left. It doesn't affect her cheering, but it sure makes buying shoes a pain!

Yup...OS said they will likely follow her for at least a year to make sure there aren't any issues. Good news is the tibia grows primarily from the knee joint and she's almost done growing so he doesn't anticipate that she'll have problems. He said there's a 50/50 shot that there could be some growth arrest but even so it most likely won't cause her any problems because it's the growth plate in her ankle. We are really lucky to live 30 minutes away from one of the top Children's Hospitals in the country so I'm pretty confident that they'll make the right decisions.

 

[allstarmama]

Saw her OS again today. 3 more weeks in the long leg cast :eek: But some good news...he agreed to let her go straight into a boot when this one comes off as long as everything looks good at that time and she promises to be diligent about keeping it on. Talked again about the growth plate and he said they won't really know for sure if there will be growth arrest for quite some time but he is not overly concerned about it. Hopefully, she can start PT shortly after she goes into the boot. Feeling pretty positive that she'll squeak out the last 2 comps of the season if all goes well. :D

 

[CheerBank]

Saw her OS again today. 3 more weeks in the long leg cast :eek: But some good news...he agreed to let her go straight into a boot when this one comes off as long as everything looks good at that time and she promises to be diligent about keeping it on. Talked again about the growth plate and he said they won't really know for sure if there will be growth arrest for quite some time but he is not overly concerned about it. Hopefully, she can start PT shortly after she goes into the boot. Feeling pretty positive that she'll squeak out the last 2 comps of the season if all goes well. :D

That's great news. Such a huge difference between having a boot and another cast. Just for bathing ability alone!

 

[kickdblcj]

Listen to your doctor, your CP may not like it but it will be in her best interest. I just had ankle reconstruction surgery last week because I never let any of my injuries heal and it has not been fun, nor do I ever know if I will be able to tumble again. 1 season out is better than never being able to compete again.

 

[CheerBank]

Listen to your doctor, your CP may not like it but it will be in her best interest. I just had ankle reconstruction surgery last week because I never let any of my injuries heal and it has not been fun, nor do I ever know if I will be able to tumble again. 1 season out is better than never being able to compete again.

Wishing you a speedy recovery! My ex-cp is having tendon stabilization surgery on her ankle for the same reason next month, because she never let the injuries fully heal. This will be the second surgery on the same ankle in less than a year, and if I could go turn back time and go back 3 years, I would have pulled her from that damn routine the second the ankle was originally injured and kept her out for as long as it took to heal, I would do it in a heartbeat.

 

[kickdblcj]

Wishing you a speedy recovery! My ex-cp is having tendon stabilization surgery on her ankle for the same reason next month, because she never let the injuries fully heal. This will be the second surgery on the same ankle in less than a year, and if I could go turn back time and go back 3 years, I would have pulled her from that damn routine the second the ankle was originally injured and kept her out for as long as it took to heal, I would do it in a heartbeat.

There isnt a day that goes by that I dont look down at my ankle and wish that i could hit the rewind button.

 

[mommadonna]

Babydonna just went to the ortho today for vague ankle pain with pressure that started after practice on Thursday. She worked hard at the gym every day last week, so I thought she'd just overdone it, but I took her in just to be safe. As it turns out, she has a calcium deposit on the bone on the inside of her left ankle, and the tendons rubbing on it is causing inflammation. No break, no sprain, no nothing. Doctor says ankle is stable. I guess we'll just take it easy for now... Anybody else have this? Babydonna is 9 and has not sprained/injured her ankle before that we know of. I'm thinking repetitive stress.

 

[NJ Coach]

mommadonna I had these (or bone spurs, which are basically the same thing). I had one inside my ankle joint and one in my shoulder which caused the same thing as your daughter is experiencing. I chose to get cortisone shots which helped for a little while, but eventually decided on surgery to clean out both joints and file the spurs away. It's definitely something she can deal with, but she's going to have pain. Sorry to hear she's suffering :(

 

[Goosepatrick]

Two broken arms is a pain to shower:).. That is what my husband did...

Remember it's just cheer.. I know daggers :).. Their life long health and ability to be healthy forever is important. It's so hard to not being enjoying cheer right now, but you don't want her to be in pain for the rest of her life.

If she follows all the rules and does her physical therapy diligently she may be ready sooner. Some of it is healing genetics and part dedication.

 

[aggie1983]

I just have to throw my two cents in here. PLEASE don't push for any cheer this season. This is such a serious break your cp had, especially with the growth plate involvement. It just isn't worth taking any risk whatsoever for the sake of a comp or two. She is 12, she has many more years ahead. Give her leg all the time it needs and be conservative. Every one of my kids has had some physical issue to deal with in their years of their respective sports. I know what it is to have a child on the sidelines who wants to be out there with their team so badly it hurts - and oh how it hurts to be the mom of that child. But just think of the possible consequences of pushing too soon - as some prior posts can attest to. Best wishes for a complete recovery with no long term issues.

 

[MyGirlCheers]

Babydonna just went to the ortho today for vague ankle pain with pressure that started after practice on Thursday. She worked hard at the gym every day last week, so I thought she'd just overdone it, but I took her in just to be safe. As it turns out, she has a calcium deposit on the bone on the inside of her left ankle, and the tendons rubbing on it is causing inflammation. No break, no sprain, no nothing. Doctor says ankle is stable. I guess we'll just take it easy for now... Anybody else have this? Babydonna is 9 and has not sprained/injured her ankle before that we know of. I'm thinking repetitive stress.

I wonder if it's from hitting her ankles together when she lands her jumps or even squeezing them when tumbling?

 

[mstealtoyou]

mommadonna I had these (or bone spurs, which are basically the same thing). I had one inside my ankle joint and one in my shoulder which caused the same thing as your daughter is experiencing. I chose to get cortisone shots which helped for a little while, but eventually decided on surgery to clean out both joints and file the spurs away. It's definitely something she can deal with, but she's going to have pain. Sorry to hear she's suffering :(

Jen is like my very own online Dr.......lmao...girl know's about everything!!!