Last summer I went roller skating down near the waterfront, and I fell forward and tried to brace myself with my hands. I felt and heard a snap, and then pain to my right wrist and hand. I knew that I had probably fractured something, so I went and saw my doctor. He told me that the kind of fracture I had needed to be evaluated by a hand surgeon, and he called one and got me in for an appointment. I had surgery and some pins were inserted, and the fractures to my hand and wrists healed well. Now I wear wrist braces when I skate!