Yes, the orthopedist agreed with the radiologist who agreed with the ER doc. According to all three of them, this...

isn't supposed to be like that. And no, it's not just a condyle of the ulna peeking through from the other side.

It is, and I think I'm quoting this right, "a dislocated fracture of the distal end of the radius".

"Kind of a rare break," according to the orthopedist, as he wrapped it in a cast.

Well maybe, Doc, but how many people do you have in here who got tipped off a hay sled racing to an elk bait line?

And yeah, we spent the first ten minutes of my visit discussing the elk/lichen situation. Just as I killed all the time in his waiting room discussing the same thing with his next patient and her husband.

Got a cool color for my cast, though.