Ankle carnage

[DiagNuLL]

out on the SXR for a few minutes on sunday, earned a 6 hour stay in the ER with this beauty. the "Never ride alone" rule saved my ass that day - thankfully i had a friend with me and a neighbor not far way with a boat.

 

[deftons56]

eww

 

[Mdavies_02]

Footholds? Any story behind it?

 

[DiagNuLL]

no footholds or anything like that, just a simple limited setup - not a good story unfortunately, i was out for about 10 minutes, totally flat water, cruising at about 1/2 throttle and i started a right turn, leaned in a little, and my ankle literally just snapped ...

 

[Mdavies_02]

Ack. Well I hope you have a speedy recovery, Plenty of time left in the season.

 

[MaVx]

Damn dude, hope they gave you plenty of vicodin.

Does the break require surgery?

 

[TITAN]

Well, at least its just bones......the will grow stronger...good luck!

 

[closin1]

X ray looks serious

 

[Rdkev84]

I still picture your ankle all sideways when I think about it. (I was the guy riding with him)

And yeah he is getting surgery.

 

[Waternut]

Damn dude. If you did that riding flatwater, you might need some calcium in your diet... Good luck with the surgery though.

 

[wrighteous]

I had a similar break a few yrs back while running and didnt see a hole in the grass! Now i have a plate in there, worries me how bad it might break with the plate in ouch. Good luck with the surgery enjoy the heartbeat in ur ankle jk!!

 

[icecoled007]

damn dude. If you did that riding flatwater, you might need some calcium in your diet... Good luck with the surgery though.

x2

 

[DiagNuLL]

you might need some calcium in your diet...

seriously ... I still can't comprehend how it broke - just one of those scenarios where i shifted my weight just the wrong way I guess ...
Anyway surgery went fine, 1 plate & 5 screws on the fib, 2 screws in the tib, and two more screws to temporally hold some tendons or ligaments in place which have to come out in three months. after that I can start physical therapy ...