>Prit writes..
>
>>Can anyone remember why a gamekeeper's thumb is so-called?
>>(ulnar collateral ligament rupture)
>>(aka Skier's Thumb - why?)
>>
>>What did gamekeeper's do to cause this?
>>twist the heads off gamebirds?
>>Break their necks?
>
>
>>Quite correct - throttling pheasants, I belileve.
>
>>Any suggestions for a modern name for this condition??
>
>Surely all you City GP's out there (any??) are aware of..........
>
>Financier's thumb....comes from excessive and over-zealous popping of
>champagne corks. (Not to be confused with the more temporary condition of
New-
>Year's Eve Revellers Thumb or intermittent condition of Motor Sport
Winner's
>thumb.
What about the Play Station thumb, Nintendo wrist, Joystick de Quervain's,
and Achilles tendonitis from some of these latest "Drive" games which
involves fingers and feet!
Paul Attwood
GP Thanet
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