Doctor, Doctor...
By Dave Hall
For all you hypochondriacs out there, Dave Hall continues his regular look at a some of the more unusual medical conditions, as well as some you thought you knew all about.
This week: SPAGHETTI WRIST TRAUMA.
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Condition – Spaghetti wrist syndrome is a serious condition often occurring after severe lacerations where your wrist ends up looking a bit like a tube of spaghetti, hence the name. Not to be confused with the similar sounding ‘wrist drop’ which is a condition where a person cannot extend their wrist and it flops down. Quite often this condition is caused by broken glass, knives, machetes, and sharp equipment at work, but has also been noted following skiing, ice skating and fencing injuries!
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Contagion – None.
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| Danger of death – Well, there are 16 veins, arteries, nerves and tendons in your wrist - if more than ten of these are cut it is pretty life threatening. |  |
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Incurability? – If you’re lucky, you’ll get to the hospital in time for them to sew you back together.
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Likelihood of getting time off work – You wont be able to type on the PC if you have ten straggly tendons and blood vessels flapping about – so you’ll be needing some time off.
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| Brag-ability – If you dont look like a cat o’nine tails and make it back to full health, it’s a pretty cool story to tell your mates! But you may be left with a permanently limp wrist – which could count against you. |
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Overall ridiculousness – Can look good, but considering that it may be 50:50 as to whether you’ll use your arm again, we recommend you give it a miss. |
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More conditions to come soon:
Haematodypsia, SARS and more.
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Photo: Tim 'Avatar' Bartel
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