Broken leg

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Quinn_Davis

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I got a compound fracture tramping October 9th, broke my tibia and fibula with a clean break on both. I had a rod put in my tibia and two screws to hold it in place. My question is how long do I have to wait before I can ski park, hit jumps, ext. with no pain.

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13527482:Peter. said:
these are questions for your doctors, not for NS
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real talk though that came off mean. good luck with the recovery, and just listen to what the docs/PT people say and you'll come back fine
 
Vibes.

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broken leg is no biggie. I did tib, fib, growth plate and was good to go in something like 10-12 weeks. Not sure how the hardware figures in, but I do know one thing: It ain't shit compared to a recovery after and ACL surgery which fucking blows and for many people permanently alters their confidence and has a host of other problems down the road (before everyone jumps all over me, yeah, if you're a fucking pro athlete with access to the best rehab and you treat getting back from the injury like a fulltime job, sure, you can basically be 100% 9-12 months later, but for average people, they'll always have some physical reminder of the injury. For example, I did a hamstring graft and my hamstring has never been the same and I ski something like 175 days a year, and I'm 5 years out of surgery).

Basically, the broken leg is nothing in the grand scheme of things, and you probably won't have many residual issues whatsoever. I don't give a second thought to my tib/fib and haven't for years, but the knees and shoulders? Fuck. Getting old blows and it happens quick, especially in skiing. You don't see very many 30 year olds out there killing it in slopestyle and pipe.
 
I'm no doctor but my friend just broke his tib&fib, ruptured ligaments in his ankle, and dislocated his ankle. This was on Sept 18th and doctors say he should be able to walk in a couple weeks. If all goes good he should be alright to do light skiing(basically groomers) starting in January. So hopefully you get to ski mid-late season!!

Good luck with your recovery (:
 
13527770:Mingg said:
I'm no doctor but my friend just broke his tib&fib, ruptured ligaments in his ankle, and dislocated his ankle. This was on Sept 18th and doctors say he should be able to walk in a couple weeks. If all goes good he should be alright to do light skiing(basically groomers) starting in January. So hopefully you get to ski mid-late season!!

Good luck with your recovery (:
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ruptured ligaments and a dislocated ankle have longer recovery time frames than a clean break of bones. broken bones sound scary, but with clean breaks, the healing is amazing. Now if you have a shit ton of hardware, multiple surgeries, and you basically shattered the bone, yeah, that's serious business, but for real, broken legs/arms aren't shit. Set the bone, immobilize in a cast and like 6-8 weeks it's like it never happened (except for an atrophied muscle or two).
 
I still have issues with my femur/tib/fib more than 2 years later but I also tore my Achilles and damaged my peroneal nerve so that contributes to the issues. I was walking at 6 weeks unassisted and skiing (without doc permission and very cautiously) at 2 1/2 months. Leave the rod in, take the screws out when it's healed. Those fuckers will kill in a ski boot and if there's one in the knee it hurts a ton to kneel on hard surfaces. Also really work on ankle mobility, you'll be blown away at how quickly that shit goes away when you don't use it.
 
13528104:YoungDaph said:
I still have issues with my femur/tib/fib more than 2 years later but I also tore my Achilles and damaged my peroneal nerve so that contributes to the issues. I was walking at 6 weeks unassisted and skiing (without doc permission and very cautiously) at 2 1/2 months. Leave the rod in, take the screws out when it's healed. Those fuckers will kill in a ski boot and if there's one in the knee it hurts a ton to kneel on hard surfaces. Also really work on ankle mobility, you'll be blown away at how quickly that shit goes away when you don't use it.
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I should have qualified!!! Daphne is definitely an exception, then again, she had a horrific injury involving lots of moving parts and might as well been thrown from a moving vehicle into a tree.

I didn't mean to come off as dismissive or downplaying of breaking bones, because it can be very gnarly and can have lifelong negative effects.

Like anything, it all exists on a spectrum, and given what you OP have told us, I'd venture that your outlook is pretty damn good.........unlike the fucking bad ass bionic lady up there ^ haha
 
13528104:YoungDaph said:
I still have issues with my femur/tib/fib more than 2 years later but I also tore my Achilles and damaged my peroneal nerve so that contributes to the issues. I was walking at 6 weeks unassisted and skiing (without doc permission and very cautiously) at 2 1/2 months. Leave the rod in, take the screws out when it's healed. Those fuckers will kill in a ski boot and if there's one in the knee it hurts a ton to kneel on hard surfaces. Also really work on ankle mobility, you'll be blown away at how quickly that shit goes away when you don't use it.
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Ya, I just got switched from being in a cast for a week to a boot and my Achilles tendon feels really tight. I can barely move my foot around. Doc says I should be cleared though around 14 weeks so that's good news.
 
Depends how severe of a fracture it is. It took me like 3-4 months to completely heal. My fracture was pretty severe. So probably 2-4 months for you (from when it happened). Just guessing. For me after about two months I was able to run around but it was still pretty sore.
 
13528921:Quinn_Davis said:
Ya, I just got switched from being in a cast for a week to a boot and my Achilles tendon feels really tight. I can barely move my foot around. Doc says I should be cleared though around 14 weeks so that's good news.
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Move your foot so it's like you are writing the abc's three times a day. Also take a rope or a twisted up towel and loop it over the ball of your foot and pull your foot up to get that flexion back. Those two things helped me so much with regaining mobility.
 
13531065:Deepskier said:
did you try to jump from the roof and mis the tramp its ok OP
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Haha no actually was just doing a dub misty and I guess I landed wrong. Had no clue this shit can happen on a tramp haha
 
13532945:Quinn_Davis said:
Haha no actually was just doing a dub misty and I guess I landed wrong. Had no clue this shit can happen on a tramp haha
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I know a kid who said he went for dub flat on his olympic because he is a rich little shit his parents buy everything for him and he is so fucking dumb but he hurt he leg and told everyone he dislocated his hip
 
I would recommend finding the biggest jump you can find. Something at least 60 feet. Hit that a few times, maybe even try to case it once. If your leg feels fine you're probably good to ski park.

Actually if your leg feels fine, case it a few more times. Maybe huck a few cliffs with flat landings.

If you don't feel any pain I think you're safe to hit some beginner features after that.
 
13532993:Deepskier said:
I know a kid who said he went for dub flat on his olympic because he is a rich little shit his parents buy everything for him and he is so fucking dumb but he hurt he leg and told everyone he dislocated his hip
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huh well I don't own a super tramp
 
13532999:AlsoKnownAs said:
I would recommend finding the biggest jump you can find. Something at least 60 feet. Hit that a few times, maybe even try to case it once. If your leg feels fine you're probably good to ski park.

Actually if your leg feels fine, case it a few more times. Maybe huck a few cliffs with flat landings.

If you don't feel any pain I think you're safe to hit some beginner features after that.
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word ill do that now
 
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