Newly Installed Hardware

[ZiaHunter]

Took a spill on a training ride a few weeks back and wound up with a intertrochanteric fracture of the femur which required surgery. Was amazed when I finally saw the x-ray of the hardware the ortho installed to fix the break. Rehab going well and already riding the trainer and light lifting. Should be fun going through airport security from now on.

 

[HPIguy]

Holy shit! Glad you're on the mend. Mountain or road?

 

[ZiaHunter]

Road. Foot got hung up in pedal and hip took full impac

 

[whatsupdoc]

Well you will be buzzing the airport metal detectors. Thing looks alien!!

Hope you heal good as new with your new I guess titanium part.

 

[HPIguy]

Road. Foot got hung up in pedal and hip took full impac

Ooof! Crashing on the road is just slightly behind dogs and cars where I live. Hope you heal up soon man!

 

[Tinker054559]

Hope you get back to your previous performance levels, I'm 64 here and that would be the end of road biking for me.

 

[Tinker054559]

Hate to ask what became of that Titanium Merlin,if that's what you were riding..

 

[powdahound76]

You would be surprised how many guys 65 and up who are active are back at it pretty fast when they get something like this. I know many guys who werr back at it within months. Some 75-80!

You think it looks crazy on film, you should see them do the procedure!
I recently got a tour of the Zimmer Ortho product bus. The stuff they have is pretty awesome to see and handle.

Heal quick and get riding! Good time to catch up on reloading.....?

 

[ZiaHunter]

Thanks for the good words. Still have the Merlin and hope to be back on it in September and intent is to come back as strong or stronger. Third week of out patient PT and almost off the cane. Back on the trainer and and no pain whatsoever. Got the ok to start hitting the weights again and will work on getting the quads, hams and gluts back to form. Iron Horse registration in December and plan on riding for the 9th time in may at 64.