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Broken Hip

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  • June 7, 2012 at 8:15 pm #16024
    deej

    Two weeks ago, broke my hip on an easy descent. Bad break 3 months no weight bearing, devastated and really worried about long term prognosis. Anybody out there had same experience ?

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  • June 7, 2012 at 10:00 pm #686393
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    Tony Farrelly

    Sea2Sea posted a link to this
    Sea2Sea posted a link to this on Twitter http://www.revolutionsportsinjuries.co.uk/news-room/7-latest-news/33-tom-von-kaenel-how-revolution-sports-injuries-clinic-helped-him-back-on-to-his-bike-.html

    it’s about the rehab process of Tom Von Kaenel

    June 7, 2012 at 9:49 pm #686391
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    SideBurn

    Fracture of a neck of femur
    Fracture of a neck of femur is a broken leg not a broken hip! Speak to your Dr and explain your concerns, the Dr may not necessarily be unsympathetic. Getting back too soon is not great, I suspect the pro’s who get back super quick are not doing themselves any good long term. I am thinking that taking up swimming could keep up your basic fitness and be good physio(I hate swimming) again your Dr could help! A fractured hip is a very serious injury you may just have to be patient. All the best; when you have cleaned your bikes, mine could do with the once over 😀

    June 7, 2012 at 9:24 pm #686389
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    Raleigh

    You could get really good at
    You could get really good at cleaning your bike.

    Bad luck though.

    June 7, 2012 at 8:41 pm #686387
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    Coolvelo

    Hi Mate
    Yes in exactly the
    Hi Mate

    Yes in exactly the same position as you! Broke the neck of my femur in March. Just coming up to 3 months now.

    I was toe touching though from start and now 50% weight and using a Wattbike. Up to 100 Watts (hooray).

    So far so good, but realise that a very bad break and can lead to necrosis etc. So until I can walk and use again as before hard to tell, but going well at the moment.

    Just take it easy and heed advice.

    Friend of mine broke his at 49 & then again 13 years later – he still managed the e2e 4 months after latest break – amazing.

    But I am prepared for a limp and limited ability on bike from now on due to pain etc – could be worse though.

    June 7, 2012 at 8:39 pm #686385
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    dhague

    I broke the neck of my femur
    I broke the neck of my femur back in January. 6 weeks non weight bearing (2 crutches), then 6 weeks partial (1 crutch). During the partial phase I started to do some easy turbo work, and at 3 months I started back on the bike.

    The most important thing is to do your physio exercises religiously – treat them as a form of training and devote an hour or more per day to them.

    There is an excellent and extensive thread that you may find useful on bikeradar:
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12571535

    All the best,
    Darren

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