2022/23 Injury Report, who is on the sidelines?

[Scruffy]

The thing about this fracture is it’s big, and has to be repaired as quickly as possible because it’s a highly vascular region, but with titanium pin and rod hip to knee, it is repaired. I met with the surgeon on Monday and I walked in on crutches partially weight bearing that leg 2 weeks after the fracture.

He reiterated “my only rule is no falls, because you can do real damage” but I have no restriction on weight bearing or mobility otherwise. He also removed 27 surgical staples - I’ve been told my days as a leg model may be over.

At 6 weeks I’ll get x-rays to evaluate degree of bone heal, then again at 3 months where I should be cleared for all normal activity. Full bone heal is 6-12 months, and I’ll be back to all activities before then, so late season A-Basin and start of proper mountain biking season are in play. I think I may be walking unassisted at 4 weeks and also back to driving, at least that is the goal.

The radiography before and after:

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And to think I was riding my mountain bike on snow and ice a few days prior, to do this in some low angle weird powder.

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Yeah it's freaky how it can be just a little thing that takes us out. That's why no skiing alone in the woods. Great the hear that you got excellent treatment and your prognosis is good!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[dan ross]

The thing about this fracture is it’s big, and has to be repaired as quickly as possible because it’s a highly vascular region, but with titanium pin and rod hip to knee, it is repaired. I met with the surgeon on Monday and I walked in on crutches partially weight bearing that leg 2 weeks after the fracture.

He reiterated “my only rule is no falls, because you can do real damage” but I have no restriction on weight bearing or mobility otherwise. He also removed 27 surgical staples - I’ve been told my days as a leg model may be over.

At 6 weeks I’ll get x-rays to evaluate degree of bone heal, then again at 3 months where I should be cleared for all normal activity. Full bone heal is 6-12 months, and I’ll be back to all activities before then, so late season A-Basin and start of proper mountain biking season are in play. I think I may be walking unassisted at 4 weeks and also back to driving, at least that is the goal.

The radiography before and after:

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And to think I was riding my mountain bike on snow and ice a few days prior, to do this in some low angle weird powder.

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Remember , no dental work until the doc clears you! It’s a vascular superhighway so preventing infection is super important! I’m sure they told you this .

 

[migdriver]

The thing about this fracture is it’s big, and has to be repaired as quickly as possible because it’s a highly vascular region, but with titanium pin and rod hip to knee, it is repaired. I met with the surgeon on Monday and I walked in on crutches partially weight bearing that leg 2 weeks after the fracture.

He reiterated “my only rule is no falls, because you can do real damage” but I have no restriction on weight bearing or mobility otherwise. He also removed 27 surgical staples - I’ve been told my days as a leg model may be over.

At 6 weeks I’ll get x-rays to evaluate degree of bone heal, then again at 3 months where I should be cleared for all normal activity. Full bone heal is 6-12 months, and I’ll be back to all activities before then, so late season A-Basin and start of proper mountain biking season are in play. I think I may be walking unassisted at 4 weeks and also back to driving, at least that is the goal.

The radiography before and after:

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And to think I was riding my mountain bike on snow and ice a few days prior, to do this in some low angle weird powder.

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OUCH! I’m not an orthopod but even I can read that film!

 

[James]

Sorry to hear @nay !
Does that rod go all the way down the femur to the knee area?

 

[nay]

Sorry to hear @nay !
Does that rod go all the way down the femur to the knee area?

Yep, I have two arthroscopic incisions above the knee. The two main incisions are high on the hip and at the break area.

The rod is why it’s day one weight bearing - the break is pinned back together and then the pin is supported by the femur length rod.

I started PT yesterday, we worked on flexibility and range of motion. It felt a lot better last night, I was able to sleep for a bit on my good side.

@ADKmel I had a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture when I first started skiing, no ligament or meniscus damage. You’ll come back strong from that - it’s what got my into off season mountain biking and I’ve never looked back and I ride more than I ski (it’s easier to increase frequency).

That’s one thing about these injuries if you have full functional recovery - you have to find things to add that make you stronger and more versatile. I went into this at 52 as fit as I have ever been (mountain biking) and so I have a strong recovery base.

I’m honestly as disappointed about some loss of my high level cardio fitness as anything, but I’ll keep up what I can on my wife’s Peloton. The mountains will still be there when I am back.

 

[dan ross]

Is this turning into a show me yours and I’ll show mine thread?
here’s my Holiday Card from 19/20. ( only sent to close friends ) They truly were Happy, without this surgery, things would likely be very bad now.

 

[nay]

Is this turning into a show me yours and I’ll show mine thread?
here’s my Holiday Card from 19/20. ( only sent to close friends ) They truly were Happy, without this surgery, things would likely be very bad now. View attachment 191344

This should totally be a radiology thread. Amazing what they can do. On that note…

The most intriguing thing is that post surgery I seem more ‘aligned’ and others in my family have noticed it as well. Ever since I grew 7” in a year when i was 16, I’ve had some hip misalignment that has always showed up in less consistent turns on my right side than left, sciatica before I got in the pool and gym and got stronger, etc. This break happened where I feel most misaligned.

It’s harder for me to get good angulation on my right side, and standing straight my right foot was always pointed out a bit or my knee pointed in, at least until a decent amount of knee bend. Lying on my back the right foot would loll outwards and it’s not doing that at all.

It’s likely that this less consistent right side is what caused the accident, and that’s been why I’ve never been very comfortable in trees or any tight spaces. I still have swelling so it’s too early to know too much of anything, but I keep looking both standing and laying down and damn I seem aligned side to side.

It would be something to be reassembled expertly in alignment reinforced by titanium and come out the other side improved hip/knee alignment. Surgeon’s motto is “Better Than Before”.

 

[dan ross]

This should totally be a radiology thread. Amazing what they can do. On that note…

The most intriguing thing is that post surgery I seem more ‘aligned’ and others in my family have noticed it as well. Ever since I grew 7” in a year when i was 16, I’ve had some hip misalignment that has always showed up in less consistent turns on my right side than left, sciatica before I got in the pool and gym and got stronger, etc. This break happened where I feel most misaligned.

It’s harder for me to get good angulation on my right side, and standing straight my right foot was always pointed out a bit or my knee pointed in, at least until a decent amount of knee bend. Lying on my back the right foot would loll outwards and it’s not doing that at all.

It’s likely that this less consistent right side is what caused the accident, and that’s been why I’ve never been very comfortable in trees or any tight spaces. I still have swelling so it’s too early to know too much of anything, but I keep looking both standing and laying down and damn I seem aligned side to side.

It would be something to be reassembled expertly in alignment reinforced by titanium and come out the other side improved hip/knee alignment. Surgeon’s motto is “Better Than Before”.

Totally. I am more aligned than I’ve been since-14-15y.o.
Both legs are exactly the same length, ( no extra charge) my shoes aren’t wearing out unevenly. You know what this means? NEW BOOTS! . Would be a shame to let this near perfect alignment go to waste in a pair of less than optimal boots.

 

[nay]

Totally. I am more aligned than I’ve been since-14-15y.o.
Both legs are exactly the same length, ( no extra charge) my shoes aren’t wearing out unevenly. You know what this means? NEW BOOTS! . Would be a shame to let this near perfect alignment go to waste in a pair of less than optimal boots.

100%. I bought a second set of Salomon QST Pro boots with the endofit tongue because they were revolutionary for me in not having the right boot tongue shift and lose good contact. I still struggle to get perfect buckling on that side every time I ski, but it was the best I’d found by far.

And of course, that boot was discontinued so I’ve been looking at 3 piece boots to avoid the 4 buckle overlap boot problem.

*If* I end up with with a preferred break spot and proper alignment, I won’t say I would do it again, but I’d sure take the outcome.

 

[Jim Kenney]

@nay sorry to hear about your injury. You are one of Ski Talk's most valuable contributors on all things Colorado skiing. Best wishes for an excellent recovery.

 

[nay]

@nay sorry to hear about your injury. You are one of Ski Talk's most valuable contributors on all things Colorado skiing. Best wishes for an excellent recovery.

Thank you

 

[SSSdave]

Per pinched sciatic nerve posts:

2022/23 Injury Report, who is on the sidelines?

I see what you mean. I just deleted a couple of the posts. I believe I hit reply, so I’ll have to find out what’s up with the quotes. Thanks for the heads up✌️

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2022/23 Injury Report, who is on the sidelines?

I see what you mean. I just deleted a couple of the posts. I believe I hit reply, so I’ll have to find out what’s up with the quotes. Thanks for the heads up✌️

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Lower back is fine now. Skied last two days, mostly moguls all day. Resisted urge of going back to ski with the 10 days working as a successful healing rest. Expect to return to Tahoe a day or two beyond this weekend that is showing a nice refill of fresh snow.

 

[neonorchid]

@nay, didn't the wife and kids give you the memo that it's time to ease up on the Go Big or Go Home mentality

Heal well @nay
I'm looking forward to your spring time reports on late season magical happenings at A-Basin

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Finally got my guy back. He was cleared to ski 8 months post full acl tear and partial meniscus. Dr. made him promose to only ski easy groomed greens and blues. We've skied together 2x now and it's so nice to have my ski buddy back. He didn't understand why he couldn't ski groomed black runs but he gets it now. We'll ski together as long as the groomers last and then once spring bump season starts he'll sideline himself but a few months of skiing is better than none. @Andy Mink How is your wife doing? I think she and Michael had their injuries occur around the same time.

 

[nay]

@nay, didn't the wife and kids give you the memo that it's time to ease up on the Go Big or Go Home mentality

Heal well @nay
I'm looking forward to your spring time reports on late season magical happenings at A-Basin

She rolls her eyes at me all the time. Ski can ski just fine off piste, but finds no appeal in it.

I just did a first test on the Peloton and was able to get up to cadence of 70 rpm with a relatively low 35% resistance for a 20 minute spin.

Not too bad.

 

[ADKmel]

Yep, I have two arthroscopic incisions above the knee. The two main incisions are high on the hip and at the break area.

The rod is why it’s day one weight bearing - the break is pinned back together and then the pin is supported by the femur length rod.

I started PT yesterday, we worked on flexibility and range of motion. It felt a lot better last night, I was able to sleep for a bit on my good side.

@ADKmel I had a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture when I first started skiing, no ligament or meniscus damage. You’ll come back strong from that - it’s what got my into off season mountain biking and I’ve never looked back and I ride more than I ski (it’s easier to increase frequency).

That’s one thing about these injuries if you have full functional recovery - you have to find things to add that make you stronger and more versatile. I went into this at 52 as fit as I have ever been (mountain biking) and so I have a strong recovery base.

I’m honestly as disappointed about some loss of my high level cardio fitness as anything, but I’ll keep up what I can on my wife’s Peloton. The mountains will still be there when I am back.

thanks! I feel like I have a hang nail compared to your injury! I do plan on being stronger than before, I feel lucky mine's not worse, and I'm happy I feel better every day. I hope you continue to heal well!

 

[Andy Mink]

@Andy Mink How is your wife doing?

She's coming along pretty well. The PT told her she can ski, but same, stay on the groomers. She is having some issues with scar tissue pain which is painful but not related to how the repair is doing. PT says repair should be stable. Now it's a matter of building quad strength and working the scar tissue out. We were hoping to get up for her day 1 this season on Sunday but it looks like more snow and we don't want any more challenges than necessary!

 

[ADKmel]

She's coming along pretty well. The PT told her she can ski, but same, stay on the groomers. She is having some issues with scar tissue pain which is painful but not related to how the repair is doing. PT says repair should be stable. Now it's a matter of building quad strength and working the scar tissue out. We were hoping to get up for her day 1 this season on Sunday but it looks like more snow and we don't want any more challenges than necessary!

this was suggested to me.. wish I knew about it 40yrs ago, may help Ann? https://www.ohioinjurydoctors.com/post/graston-tool

 

[Andy Mink]

this was suggested to me.. wish I knew about it 40yrs ago, may help Ann? https://www.ohioinjurydoctors.com/post/graston-tool

She is getting some fairly aggressive massage over the areas and uses the Theragun. The scar tissue follows the channel of the arthroscope down into the joint. I think.

 

[nay]

thanks! I feel like I have a hang nail compared to your injury! I do plan on being stronger than before, I feel lucky mine's not worse, and I'm happy I feel better every day. I hope you continue to heal well!

It’s a lot less trauma wise if the TPF not displaced/no other damage, although the tibial plateau is highly vascular as well and and you do get a lot of knee involvement. PT probably isn’t all that different in total scope.

I didn’t take my TPF seriously enough and developed a small DVT below the knee. Earned myself 12 self administered heparin shots on the stomach and 3 months of warfarin. That was the worst part.

Here I just took Xeralto for anti-clotting for 2 weeks post surgery and am on low dose aspirin for a month. Much better.

I know this is one the one hand much bigger, on the other hand I’m about 75% weight bearing and should trade in crutches for a cane next week. The dichotomy is a bit difficult to reconcile at times.