Broken Arms?

[muse_0f_fire]

I need a little help.  I'm writing the sequel to 'Learning' and have reached a point where I need a little help.  How would the Doctor go about fixing a broken arm?  Or is there a way of writing about it without writing about it, if you know what I mean...  Help?

Here's what I have so far.  Thoughts desperately desired.

Comments

[muse_0f_fire]

So it sounds like there isn't really a cannon way to go about this. Just fic cannon - in which case it's all up to me. Hmm... Okay, I think I know what I'm going to do. I like both of your suggestions actually. I don't want it to be just a 'wave something over it and it's all better' kind of thing. That's boring and doesn't fit with the idea I have about him angsting about having broken both of his girls. *g*

I have two versions in my mind at the moment based on yours. One is just your first idea where basically he can fix it easily but it's a bit sore for a little while and she has to be careful with it.

The other is where he can knit the bones together, but has to set it the traditional way first. That's one thing that always bothered me about most of the sci-fi medical stuff I've seen. It's all fine and dandy to say that you can knit the bones back together, but what if they're out of line? I might go with that way. Except I don't know much about the setting of bones. I've only ever broken bones that can't be set (a finger once and a couple of toes).

Have you ever broken a bone that had to be set? If so, what's that like?

[steviesun]

I more a cut myself horridly or try and injury myself in other ways kind of girl (I once fell into the Thames whilst narrowboating, how it was between a boat and the bank, and somehow other than giving myself a soaking I was alright. Same thing when I fell in by the bottom end of a lock on the canals, my sister fished me out and I was fine) so I've not yet managed to break any bone (touch wood). But I do know that long bones can move when broken, but I don't know about resetting them other than that. Hmm, had I known before friday I could have asked my kind of step-sister who is training as a nurse and working in A and E at the moment, as she'd probably know. Hmm, I'll see about ringing my father and asking Dee tonight.

Btw, the idea of him angsting about having broken both his girls is just too cute for words. Kudos if you can put it into words. Bless, love 9th, he can be so cute.