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
