Broken leg

[thunderlips76]

anyone have a similar injury? How long after the bone has healed did it take you to get back on the bike. I'm curious to know as I'm guessing you can return to cycling a lot faster than say making a return to running.

 

[ColinJ]

If your name is Contador, apparently it only takes a few weeks ...

 

[Saluki]

I was back on a horse within 7 weeks of breaking my Fib. 4 months when I broke my femur. It all depends on where you break your leg I guess. Sitting on a horse is a lot less active than riding a bike so probably a faster return.

 

[Sharky]

Back in 87, I still has aspirations, so in the September started circuit training. All went well for a couple of weeks, then I broke my ankle playing rough basketball. Moral here - stick to cycling. Anyway, in plaster for 4 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of trying to walk again and a few physio sessions, then a few weeks gentle turbo, followed by a few weeks gentle road rides. Got to the start of the next season in the March, a little behind normal, but not much and the enforced lay off, just makes you more dedicated and disciplined and you soon catch up.

Every break is different, so take advice from the medical people, but fitness will come back.

Good luck Keith

 

[Big_Dave]

If your name is Contador, apparently it only takes a few weeks ...

He didn't go to our local hospital that's for sure, he'd still be sat waiting in the xray waiting room

 

[vickster]

anyone have a similar injury? How long after the bone has healed did it take you to get back on the bike. I'm curious to know as I'm guessing you can return to cycling a lot faster than say making a return to running.

A few months I would think, make sure you get physio depending on where and how you broke the leg, ankle or knee will be more problematic than a clean break in tib or fib

 

[moo]

I broke my leg 20 years ago now and as a result of the metal rod and poor physiotherapy it bends inwards - a normal stance has feet pointing outwards, but my broken leg points straight ahead. It's never been an issue until I took up cycling. As you can imagine the imbalance causes a fair bit of discomfort I simply have to live with.

My advice - be vigilant with the physio.

 

[Yorksman]

It depends the type of break and on how strenuous the cycling is. Some gentle movement is often part of the therapy or recovery. Take advice of course and don't go hell for leather when you do get back in the saddle but the modern approach to many of these things seems to be slowly and gently back to full health.

 

[thunderlips76]

It's a clean break in the fibula, half way down. They didn't even put a cast on it just a support bandage, they said 4 weeks till I'm back, I'm guess around 8 till I'm on the bike. Ruptured Achilles' tendon 3 years ago ( football again) and that took nearly a year to come back from .

 

[dawn72]

It's a clean break in the fibula, half way down. They didn't even put a cast on it just a support bandage, they said 4 weeks till I'm back, I'm guess around 8 till I'm on the bike. Ruptured Achilles' tendon 3 years ago ( football again) and that took nearly a year to come back from .

Ever considered taking up stamp collecting?

 

[thunderlips76]

Haha every time I'm in a&e it's because of football.... So I'm now officially retiring

 

[steveindenmark]

Listen to your doctors advice.

Dont listen to sailmakers, plumbers, policemen etc as you are now.

 

[Yorksman]

Listen to your doctors advice.

Dont listen to sailmakers, plumbers, policemen etc as you are now.

You'd be surprised at what some of our doctors would advise and 'Pray to God', 'Have you read my book of poetry' or 'You shouldn't be cycling in the first place' would not be unusual comments. If you ask the advice of ten doctors, you will get at least 5 different types of advice.

That's if you can get to see one. If you do, he should be referring you to a physiotherapist anyway but the chances of that happening without pushing for it are slim.

 

[Herzog]

Broke my femur in May '13 - cycling on turbo within 8 weeks - on the road within 12 weeks, back racing within 10 months.

 

[mcshroom]

Trauma care tends to be ok if my recent experience is anything to go by. Broken Humerus (so no idea about the leg stuff). A&E patched me up on Wednesday and wanted to send me to fracture clinic that day (50 miles away in Carlisle). This wasn't feasible, so met the surgeon on the Thursday, and the operation was completed on the Friday, two days after I broke my arm.

The physio organised while I was still on the ward (without prompting) and started 4 weeks after surgery.

Listen to your doctors & physio, and be prepared to ask questions if there is anything you don't fully understand. I had to check a few things as they seemed to forget to mention things about the treatment that they took for granted.