Ow! That hurts! 09:00 04/01/2014 Does this injury require surgery? A question every armwrestler has faced at least once in their lives. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. Recently I’ve fought in regional championships. I suffered an injury, I’ve felt the symptoms before I even found that out: pain in my elbow as severe as if I hit my elbow on the table. The next day I went to a doctor; the pain was already radiating to my forearm and palm. The trauma doctor of course sent me to get an X-ray. Here are my results: I was informed right away that something bad has happened to my radial bone. The doctors were all for my quitting armwrestling right away: “you’re going to end up disabled if you go on!” – was the common consensus at the sight of my X-ray. Diagnosis – “bone deformation”. I cried for half a day, but when I was done crying I went to some people who knew armwrestling. The difference in opinion was noticeable. Alexander Stebeljak, an armwrestler, concurred with