my 9 yr old boy was riding his little dirt bike, hit a mud puddle and lost traction, fell, and now is suffering from what they call tibial spine injury. its in his knee. now he has to have surgery on wednesday and I AM SO SCARED!!!! has anyone ever been through this, and if so, can you tell me what to expect? will he be able to attend school the first couple of weeks? thanks in advance for responding. any insight will be helpful.
2006-08-28 12:57:42 · 6 answers · asked by bam_32473 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
and before any of you get in a hissy, it was a little honda 50, and he races in KY during the summer with his cousin. and yes, i know the spine is in your back, but his injury is called a TIBIAL SPINE INJURY. its a football injury of sorts.
2006-08-28 13:09:41 · update #1
and it is in his leg, the place where he broke it is right by his growth plate in the knee.
2006-08-28 13:10:59 · update #2
The tibial spine is not a part of the spine in your back (as stated above). It is part of the knee called the anterior intercondylar eminence, where ligaments that support the knee attatch. It is very rare in adults, but very common in kids. The surgey will probably be done through a small camera called a laproscope. Without knowing the specifics or seeing his chart, the best guess is that he will be on crutches for a while, and will probably miss some school. at 9, he should be just fine. And BTW, my kids were on dirtbikes at that age as well, and through the years broke many, many bones. Teach him to ride safe, always wear a helmet and after this, he will probably respect the bike much more, and will ride much safer. Wish him our best.
2006-08-28 17:54:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have experience with that particular problem, but I know what its like to have a son of about that age need to go through surgery.
You have to think of all the "zillions" of people who go through all kinds of surgery all the time and who have everything turn out great. The odds are on your side and your son's side. You have to decide to put your trust in the competence of the people who will do the surgery and - hard as it may be - just decide you aren't worried about it.
Chances are all will be fine and if you get all mind-boggled with worry before the surgery it will have turned out to have been for nothing. Further, if you're all frazzled you can't really effectively be calm for you son, who may be nervous or even afraid.
Sometimes a surgery may have some minor complication that gets fixed easily and quickly enough, so even if all just goes "for the most part ok" that's not a big problem either.
Serious complications are rare. Just assume all will be well, don't allow you to yourself to think there's the chance it couldn't be. If, by any chance, some bigger complication were to come up you'd have to deal with it then; but there is honestly no point imagining all kinds of possibilities that are very unlikely to arise.
Even when all goes well, its a little rough to watch them have to come out of anesthesia and be a little sick, but it doesn't take long for them to bounce back from that either.
Again, just tell yourself you don't want to spend time worrying about what probably won't happen anyway. Trust the medical staff. Think of the "zillions" of amazing surgeries that are done on a daily basis.
On Wednesday you'll need to do something to keep calm, so remind yourself that all will be fine, and if you drink coffee put a whole lot of cream in it to the point where coffee is almost as light as coffee ice cream and add one sugar. This simple little concoction acts like a tranquilizer for me. I assume its the fat in the cream.
2006-08-28 13:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry have never been through anything like that, but I did want to wish you and your son all the luck in the world and to let you know that I will be Praying for the both of you. God Bless You Both.
2006-08-28 17:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by sammie-john 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no reason to be scared he should be fine but the first couple of weeks he shouldn't do anything that could put stress on his knee...i have had surgery on both my knees and the doctor told me that bed rest was the best thing for my healing process.
2006-08-28 13:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by car_chick01 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has what?? The tibia is one of the bones in the lower leg, and the spine is the backbone. While the tibia is connected to the knee, the spine isn't.
He should be fine, although I suspect he'll be in a cast or brace for a while.
Hint for you as a parent - 9 is too young for any kind of motorized vehicle; you should be thankful he isn't *DEAD*.
2006-08-28 13:04:49 · answer #5 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think he will do just fine all you have to do is hope for the best and make the best of it and I wish him luck in school
2006-08-28 13:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋