My Ankle
 

After my crash at Brands last Sunday I finally got in to see the consultant on Friday. I've broken the Talus down the middle. This pic shows the ankle bone structure.



I had a temporary cast on it because the swelling was quite large - in addition to breaking the bone I've also done ligament damage etc as you would associate with a bad sprain. So it's all swollen and quite bruised. The consultant was suprsied enough that she abandoned plans to put the proper cast on and put another temp one on. She was also concerned that the break may have moved so I went off for a CT scan. If the break has moved it means she'll need to put it back and put a screw in it to hold it in place. I find out tomorrow if it has moved or not. Hoping for not ....

If she does that I don't know how long the healing process will take. The Talus is a bit like the scaphoid in that it doesn't have a very good blood supply to help it heal quickly. This means that if I don't have any surgery I'll be in the cast for 6 weeks and no weight bearing in that time. The cast will come off on my 30th birthday! If I have to have surgery it will be longer.

Here's some pics of the swelling and bruising:











Mmmm yummy :)

That's just swell :frog:

How much fun is racing eh? :lol:

blimey, only look like a little knock.;)

no, dont envy you one bit. looks really bloody uncomfortable to say the least. hope it hasnt moved and they can get you cast up and on the road to recovery asap.

whoops ...... so you won't be doing the "hokey cokey" on your birthday ???

All this to prove your toes aint webbed!:lol::lol:

I did the base of my thumb, frustrating times! you struggle to sleep, you dont know where to put it to be comfortable, jeez, i sympathise with you chap!:(

I didn't even know you'd crashed Tony...:puzzled:

The details are in my race report Paul - here.

It#s a bugger to try and deal with but there you go. I'll be getting my Alpinestar Supertech's repaired and I'll never race in those SMX's again.

I've even been thinking of the Daytona Evo Security boots ... if only they weren't so damn expensive!

ha ha ha .. did you miss the 9 o'clock news last Sunday night ???? it was the story about the leather aussie blimp seen over Brands, first spotted hovering over the circuit, unfortunately it only maintained altitude a small while before plumetting back to earth ...

Worth every penny, love mine, had them for a few years (inc 2 TD offs) and wouldn't consider any other boots.

Ouch!