Anyone ever snap their tib/fib?

EvanMeyer

EvanMeyer

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Just ended my season doing some stupid shit. overrated a 3 on a step down in slushy snow, one leg got caught in the slush as I was still rotating and I immediately knew it was fucked. If anyone has ever done this how’s the recovery process? I’ve never broken a bone in my 30 years and have only gone under to have wisdom teeth pulled.

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This looks to be St. Charles in Bend Oregon!

If this happened yesterday or today, we had an interaction and didn't even know it!

The orthopedic docs we've had on call the last 48 hours are fantastic, I have no doubt you'll have a quick recovery.

Wishing you all the best OP
 
snapped my tib/fib right above the ankle last July on a trampoline. Had a plaster splint for a week or two then got a normal cast. Had the cast for about a month before getting into a walking boot. Then I started doing PT 2 days a week and was able to fully recover. Had the walking boot for less than a month and was able to start doing stuff like skating with just an ankle brace by mid september. It took a while to build up strength in my leg again but I was ready to ski like normal after about 4-5 months.
 
Not me, but a good friend of mine broke his in a near identical way this past summer. He's been skiing this year no problem, he was pretty "fully" healed around 4 months. I think he has permanent hardware in his that won't come out though

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14531453:Quaggy said:
This looks to be St. Charles in Bend Oregon!

If this happened yesterday or today, we had an interaction and didn't even know it!

The orthopedic docs we've had on call the last 48 hours are fantastic, I have no doubt you'll have a quick recovery.

Wishing you all the best OP
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Yeah I’m at St. Charles haha scheduled for surgery in the morning

14531460:GAFFFFFER said:
snapped my tib/fib right above the ankle last July on a trampoline. Had a plaster splint for a week or two then got a normal cast. Had the cast for about a month before getting into a walking boot. Then I started doing PT 2 days a week and was able to fully recover. Had the walking boot for less than a month and was able to start doing stuff like skating with just an ankle brace by mid september. It took a while to build up strength in my leg again but I was ready to ski like normal after about 4-5 months.
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This is reassuring thanks for the rough rundown on a time frame. honestly was expecting much longer so this is a slight relief.

14531462:Rparr said:
Not me, but a good friend of mine broke his in a near identical way this past summer. He's been skiing this year no problem, he was pretty "fully" healed around 4 months. I think he has permanent hardware in his that won't come out though

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Definitely expecting to have permanent hardware after surgery here’s the X-ray

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Eliz Fulop broke hers a couple weeks ago.

Her ski hooked the rail support and didn't come off. She had surgery and some permanent hardware now . She's been documenting her recovery on Instagram if you want to check it out.
 
My mom did and she was back skiing fine the next season. Im assuming ur younger and more active than her too, so just make sure you take recovery and pt seriously and you'll be chillin
 
Nah fr thats a gnarly injury. Good luck with recovery. I haven't had anything that bad but people I know have recovered pretty fine after a few months with surgery and some hardware. They did have to spend quite a bit of money though, surgery ain't cheap.

Good Luck I hope you recover fast.
 
Done tibia twice in one leg, fibula once in the other. Metal rod from my knee to ankle. It’s a long recovery process, watch out for your mental health. Be serious about PT. Take something like bone-restore, significantly helped my recovery time. Eat vegetables.
 
14531568:EggMann said:
Nah fr thats a gnarly injury. Good luck with recovery. I haven't had anything that bad but people I know have recovered pretty fine after a few months with surgery and some hardware. They did have to spend quite a bit of money though, surgery ain't cheap.

Good Luck I hope you recover fast.
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Oh yeah I’m indebted to the man for life now, not looking forward to seeing those bills in the mail.

14531576:edai said:
Done tibia twice in one leg, fibula once in the other. Metal rod from my knee to ankle. It’s a long recovery process, watch out for your mental health. Be serious about PT. Take something like bone-restore, significantly helped my recovery time. Eat vegetables.
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Damn that’s rough, I got the rod put in this morning on my tibia. Trying to stay positive about it is key to me right now probably gonna end up paying bills for the rest of my life but definitely gonna start looking into physical therapists right away.
 
This and numerous knee-oriented risks is why I don't send hard on super slushy days, especially on jumps.

Get well soon OP! And don't skip PT. Make it a habit and continue to hit the gym at least weekly all year round.
 
14531719:Don_Kedic said:
Question because im curious,

what were your DiNs set at?
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My din on a din chart would be 8.5. I was on a 10 year old pair of fks pivots that are set around 9.5. My skis would pop off somewhat frequently on rails so I don’t think it was too much of a din issue as much as it was how I landed very crooked with a lot of forward momentum cause I was hitting a step down. granted my ski did not come off and I watched my boot and ski just dangle when I stood up on my right leg which is just a permanent image in my brain now haha.
 
Yup broke my right tib under-rotating a dub misty 9 on tramp on my 15th birthday (early june) and was in a full leg cast for a while. I gained about 25 pounds, played a heroic amount of video games, and got really good at skipping rocks. Leg looked awfully skinny when the cast came off, I don't think I was allowed on a trampoline until October, but all was fine when the season came around. I was in physio for a few months, I don't remember anything being too hard or very painful.

Honestly not the worst thing ever. Make sure to take long walks (crutches?) and keep up with upper body exercise so you don't get fat and sad.
 
14531867:Slowbro said:
Yup broke my right tib under-rotating a dub misty 9 on tramp on my 15th birthday (early june) and was in a full leg cast for a while. I gained about 25 pounds, played a heroic amount of video games, and got really good at skipping rocks. Leg looked awfully skinny when the cast came off, I don't think I was allowed on a trampoline until October, but all was fine when the season came around. I was in physio for a few months, I don't remember anything being too hard or very painful.

Honestly not the worst thing ever. Make sure to take long walks (crutches?) and keep up with upper body exercise so you don't get fat and sad.
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Tib fib snap on trampoline is crazy. How did that happen
 
14531871:EggMann said:
Tib fib snap on trampoline is crazy. How did that happen
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Very bouncy tramp, friend was standing on the springs so there wasn’t as much give. I landed a bit forward coming out of the misty and boom, dead ankle.
 
14531874:Slowbro said:
Very bouncy tramp, friend was standing on the springs so there wasn’t as much give. I landed a bit forward coming out of the misty and boom, dead ankle.
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I did mine on a tramp too. was trying to land a weird trick I've never seen before on a square super tramp and just landed crouched down on top of my ankle. Broke tib/fib right above the ankle and dislocated it too. Did it in July too so lost the whole summer but was able to ski by start of the szn.
 
I did a compound tib/fib boot line fracture slamming into a tree. Got the knee to ankle titanium rod put in and was back skiing the next winter. I got the rod removed as soon as I was able. Would definitely recommend removing if possible.

Stay strong in your recovery!!
 
Just wanna say thanks for all the responses in here, seeing how many people have done this and made full recoveries is reassuring. Currently on day 3 post op and surprisingly don’t feel horrible most of the residual pain is just in the knee and ankle now where the rod and screws were put in. Shits still stiff as a board though and have maybe 1inch range of motion in both ankle and knee. One thing I noticed this morning though is that anytime I move my knee it feels like it’s pulling on the staples could not feel the incision through the bandage wrap the last two days but pretty apparent this morning.
 
14531937:EvanMeyer said:
Just wanna say thanks for all the responses in here, seeing how many people have done this and made full recoveries is reassuring. Currently on day 3 post op and surprisingly don’t feel horrible most of the residual pain is just in the knee and ankle now where the rod and screws were put in. Shits still stiff as a board though and have maybe 1inch range of motion in both ankle and knee. One thing I noticed this morning though is that anytime I move my knee it feels like it’s pulling on the staples could not feel the incision through the bandage wrap the last two days but pretty apparent this morning.
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Just had a visit yesterday to discuss removing my knee and ankle screws, intramedullary rod will be staying in permanently. Heads up wearing ski boots with the screws slightly protruding from your leg is wicked uncomfortable, like nerve shocks up your whole back any time you touch them. Should be nice to have those out. Also getting a plate on my collarbone and 7 screws removed. Let me know if you need recovery tips. I came back from the second broken tib with no PT regiment, just did it myself with a bike and a gym membership.
 
14531937:EvanMeyer said:
Just wanna say thanks for all the responses in here, seeing how many people have done this and made full recoveries is reassuring. Currently on day 3 post op and surprisingly don’t feel horrible most of the residual pain is just in the knee and ankle now where the rod and screws were put in. Shits still stiff as a board though and have maybe 1inch range of motion in both ankle and knee. One thing I noticed this morning though is that anytime I move my knee it feels like it’s pulling on the staples could not feel the incision through the bandage wrap the last two days but pretty apparent this morning.
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gonna be pretty achy for a while, take it easy when your feeling any shooting/sharp pain but an ache is usually just soreness keep it moving and get the blood flowin
 
Was it a straight snap through the whole thing or was the other bone holding it in place a little

14531874:Slowbro said:
Very bouncy tramp, friend was standing on the springs so there wasn’t as much give. I landed a bit forward coming out of the misty and boom, dead ankle.
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