--- title: Broken bones in sport: fingers, wrists and collarbones — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Broken bones in sport: fingers, wrists and collarbones», a lesson of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Children's bones are bendier than adults', a bit like a green twig: they can bend and crack on one side only, but --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/) / Broken bones in sport: fingers, wrists… # Broken bones in sport: fingers, wrists and collarbones Lesson 48 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 16 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/0/) — Children's bones are bendier than adults', a bit like a green twig: they can bend and crack on one side only, but they still break and still need a doctor. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/1/) — Dev dives for a catch at cricket in Leicester and lands on his hand, «It's only an ache, I'm batting next», but landing on an outstretched hand is the most common way children break a wrist, and a small break can feel just like a sprain. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/2/) — A coach's check list for a break: heard a crack, the limb looks out of shape, you can't use it, pain right on the bone, or swelling fast; even one or two of these means a doctor should look. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/3/) — Never pull, pop or push a bone back like on telly: keep it still the way you found it, support it, and let an adult get help. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/4/) — At A&E an X-ray takes a picture of the bones with a beam you can't feel, so the scariest part is just keeping still for a moment. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/5/) — Children's bones can crack on one side and bend, called a greenstick break, but they can still break fully and need treatment like adults' bones. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/7/) — Signs of a broken bone include a crack heard, an odd shape, not being able to use the limb, pain right on the bone and fast swelling; people can often still move a broken bone. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/8/) — A jammed finger that looks bent may be broken or dislocated, and pulling it straight can damage the bone, joint or nerves more. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/9/) — For a suspected break: keep it still as you found it, support it, put something cold wrapped in cloth near it, and an adult gets help. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/10/) — Someone who may need an operation should not eat or drink until a doctor says so. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/11/) — The collarbone often breaks from a fall on the shoulder, and most broken collarbones are treated with a sling, not a cast. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/12/) — A broken leg, a bone poking through the skin or heavy bleeding needs an ambulance, so an adult calls 999 in the UK or 911 in the US. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/13/) — An X-ray doesn't hurt; you just keep still while the picture is taken. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/14/) — A break can still be found and treated the next day, so swelling that is worse the morning after is a reason to get checked. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/16/) — Many broken little toes heal at home, but a broken big toe, a toe out of shape or one that won't stop hurting should be checked. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/17/) — A baby has about 300 bones and an adult 206, because many join together as you grow. - ← previous: [A knock to the head in sport: if in doubt, sit them out](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/47-a-knock-to-the-head-in-sport-if-in-doubt-sit-them-out/) - next →: [Blisters, astro burns and nosebleeds mid-match](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/49-blisters-astro-burns-and-nosebleeds-mid-match/) - ↑ back to [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/)