總算是難得清閒

拐腳對我來說已經是家常便飯。

大部份情況下都只是輕微傷及韌帶,休息幾天又可行走自如。

不過今次不同,從家中床上意外摔下來後,左腳竟然動彈不得,想起差不多廿年前那一次--在學校的樓梯摔倒,後來才發現是斷了腓骨,結果動了多次手術--如出一轍,似乎也不是甚麼好徵兆。

想起骨科課堂所教的 Ottawa Foot Rule,不由得心裡不寒而慄:

Ottawa foot rules indicate whether a foot X-ray series is required. It states that it is indicated if there is any pain in the midfoot zone and any one of the following:

  • Bone tenderness at the base of the fifth metatarsal (for foot injuries), OR
  • Bone tenderness at the navicular bone (for foot injuries), OR
  • An inability to bear weight both immediately and in the emergency department for four steps.

(from Wikipedia)

三個條件已符合首尾兩個,結果還是要去急症室走一趟。而書上說的多數沒錯,結果 X 光顯示的是第五跖骨底骨折。

唉。

本來早早訂下的長假期結果變成了病假乖乖在家休養,跟好友們約好的飯局和同事們的聖誕派對通通缺席。人是閒下來了,雙手卻沒事可做,結果把之前剩下來的第二隻襪子都編織完成了。

怎麼我跟骨折的關係總是沒完沒了?實在令人傷神。

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