I have a question. Some of you know that my stunt partner broke her tibia and fibula a couple of weeks ago. The doctor said that she will be out for six months. Well if i do the math that puts her coming back in October with November being at the latest. We dont compete until January so i figure thats plenty of time to get back to where she needs to be. But nobody else thinks this way. They think shes out until next year. What do yall think? The doctor said that it was a good break and that everything looks good. Is there anything she could take that may speed recovery?
Goldberg, I have asked the same question (I broke a bone in my foot) and basically got very little response to it. I even posted a question about how T and growth hormone (natural not supplimental) increases might speed up healing just a little but still not much response. Good luck.
Goldberg, answer some questions. Was there any internal fixation or external fixation? Have you had a chance to see the post-fixation x-ray? Was the bone set as straight as possible. Is she non-weight bearing? Is she a smoker? Make sure her calcium and vitamin D intake is high. 2000 for calcium, 800 for Vit. D. If she can tolerate dairy, load up on yogurt, ice cream, milk and cheese. Also, broccli, dark, green leafy vegtables, salmon and shell fish are good sources of calcium and D. She can choose low fat chooses of the above as appearance may be important. What does your stunts demand as far as landing and jumping?
They did internal fixation. The doctor said that it broke as good as possible. she is non weight bearing for 6 weeks. the requirements of the sport is a lot of jumping although she is caught on the way down on most everything. She will have to do a back tuck, but if all else fails we can hide her in the routine. also the leg that was broke was the non stunt leg. thanks for any help. oh yeah she doesnt smoke and eats like a horse, despite weighing 100 lbs.
I had a rotational tib-fib fracture. Mine was pretty nasty. Lots of pieces to find each other and start healing. I counted 7 but I think there were more. I didn’t get any hardware so the healing was a bit slow to start. I was skiing in 7 months, I would have gone sooner but you need snow. Bones generally fully recover in 6 months. Associated recoveries vary with the amount of PT you do. Some people walk with a limp for the rest of their life because they didn’t work on recovery of the soft and connective tissues. With good care 6 months looks good.
Just last Thursday, I had my fourth and final surgery from a tib/fib fracture that all began on Oct. 19th 2000. It has been TOUGH, fucking TOUGH coming back from this injury. I feel you can’t put a certain date on injuries, on the fith of May 2003 at 2:00 I will be able to run a marathon. It’s really day, by day, by day. Time heals, not all the supplements in the world, all the past training bone density gains, accupuncture, massage, homeopathic, stretching, iceing, heat will bring her back sooner than her body needs. I know from experience. Maybe January, maybe not, time will tell. Be smart, don’t chance it and don’t let her or yourself get over zealous.
Good luck.
Goldberg, she can probably make it back. Tibial fractures can be very tough to bounce back from. A recent experience with a female basketball player with a compound fracture of the tibia and oblique fracture of the fibula had her back running in 6 months. She had an internal fixation with a titanium rod and screws. Perfect matching of the fractured ends. The tibia is nice and straight. How was her’s fixed? With a rod or plate? The biggest problems with recovery from tib/fib fractures are, of course if all healing goes well: regaining confidence in using the leg again. Especially in jumping, landing, twisting, cutting, etc… Weak glute on the injured side. Weaken abdominals, especially the obliques, decreased proprioception of the ankle, knee, hip and trunk. Keep me updated on her progress! I’d like to help more.
it all depends. doctors outlooks arent always accurate, and it is understandable why. each human has a unique rate of bone growht, calcium deposition, etc. and the exact location of the break can greatly influence recovery time. a girl i am dating broke her fibula last october, and wasnt back competing until this winter. almost a year total for her recovery to being competitive again. I hope your partner has better luck w/ the ordeal.
I broke my fibula and was off of it for 4 weeks, then an aircast, then a brace. All in 10 weeks. Granted, a full tib-fib will take longer, but I was weeks under the ‘expected’ heal rate. LOTS of calcium, tons and tons of water and plenty of rest and elevation. The swelling in the first week or so can greatly slow healing, so I put ice packs on my cast. Yes, that sounds weird, but it sure felt better! She should keep it elevated all the time, I kept my foot on my desk at work (it looked rediculous, but kept the swelling down).