Do yourself a favor and wear wrist guards when you skate or snowboard. A fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) can easily rupture your scapholunate ligament. T

Do yourself a favor and wear wrist guards when you skate or snowboard. A fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) can easily rupture your scapholunate ligament. This is an injury that often cannot be repaired, and eventually leads to arthritic degeneration called scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC). The standard of care for SLAC currently involves fusing the wrist bones, which of course means you can't no longer move your wrist. So wear your wrist guards!