Boot top fracture anyone?

SmoothLikeButter

SmoothLikeButter

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8 monthes ago i broke my tibia and fibula right above my ski boot, now this year i bruised my tibia in the same place after landing back seat. Now when i land back seat or do something all the pressure is put on that part of my leg, anyone else have this experience, what did you guys do. the doc said i should try getting fitted for a protective mold for my shin. ive been thinkin about trying on different boots and see if that makes any difference. if anyone has suggestion just throw em out there, i need to ski. any help would be appreciated
 
my brother broke his leg right above his boot also...we got cheap shin guards (the kind with no ankle straps/supports) and put one on the front of the leg and one on the back, slightly down inside the boot....it gave enough extra support that he didnt have any pain
 
I got lucky when I broke mine, I had about four or five fractures at the boot top spot. However my boots that year were too big so my leg slid down in and kept everything in place. I haven't had any pains from that spot that are that bad, my knees are kind of messed from it all though.
 
i overshot a jump in april 2 years ago and had tib fib at boot line, rebroke it in the same place that summer and required surgery and sat out 16-17 season and had a lot of time to recover but i skied hard last season and had no problems even though i have nerve damage, my best advice is to maybe have more recovery time even though it sucks. if it doesn't get better maybe go see the doc again
 
Broke my tibia, fibula, and ankle a few years ago skiing. Anyways the following year when I went back to skiing I noticed the same thing after that year though it went back to normal and everything was fine. So maybe rest would help but I’d doubt any of us would do that in ski season.
 
get fitted into womens boots. Lower cuff height so there wont be pressure as close to that spot. Or get race boots with a really high cuff. also try getting the cuff on your bad leg as tight as comfortably possible since there will be less leverage on your shin from the boot than if you have alot of room in the calf area.
 
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