Julien Beaumer Update

Sandberm656 wrote:

WOW. Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

lumpy790 wrote:

Beaumer’s injury was serious enough that the surgery happened immediately so everything is now back lined up in place for a quick recovery.

RDnutz wrote:

look up the injury and prognosis on sites like Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic. Any time they add rods and screws does not indicate a quick recovery...

look up the injury and prognosis on sites like Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic. Any time they add rods and screws does not indicate a quick recovery, nor complete recovery back to previous spine health status. The metal does not get removed later. 2 other vertebrae were fractured as well. He's lucky it did not pinch spinal cord or peripheral nerves into legs. Not saying for sure he'll never race again, but it would be at more risk than before and maybe he wouldn't choose that risk. My wife has had 3 spinal fusions with "instrumentation" in her lumbar and flexibility is limited. It's very common for the next disc and vertebrae above or below the fused area to wear out due to taking on the extra punishment of our natural motion in everyday life- especially for active outdoors sports. Wife rides horses and has had that extra wear occur leading to more surgeries.

quadzrulebro wrote:

I have 2 discs in my lower back that are basically gone.  The surgeon I talked to about it told me to try yoga and other...

I have 2 discs in my lower back that are basically gone.  The surgeon I talked to about it told me to try yoga and other core training exercises to put the surgery off as long as I can, because like you said, as soon as the fuse your spine, the discs above and below the fusion wear much more quickly and will go bad next.  That conversation with the doctor was 12 years ago, and I’ve been able to maintain ever since.  That was some of the best advice I’ve ever gotten.

FerCzD wrote:

Question for folks with their back fused. Are you able to reach your toes when doing stretches? I'm curious as how much restricted is your movement.

WhipMeister wrote:

Yes. Actually there's little change in terms of that or even my golf swing. It actually got better. And I hit the dirt at least ten...

Yes. Actually there's little change in terms of that or even my golf swing. It actually got better. And I hit the dirt at least ten times this last week doing a brutal (for me) Hard Enduro ride in Kauai. None the worse for wear. Can't believe the stuff those guys ride through. The main lingering issue is my confused sacral nerve bundle that is a little scrambled. Numbness down the outside of my leg all the way to my little toe, etc. I've grown fairly accustomed to all of that.

Radical wrote:

Wow! That is intense!  I'm glad that you're alright and able to ride!Thanks for being willing to share this with us.I hope that nerve bundle settles...

Wow! That is intense!  I'm glad that you're alright and able to ride!

Thanks for being willing to share this with us.

I hope that nerve bundle settles down for you.

MXMattii wrote:

When cyclists, soccer players, American football players stay on the bench for months after a concussion, I ask myself, why do motocross riders think they are...

When cyclists, soccer players, American football players stay on the bench for months after a concussion, I ask myself, why do motocross riders think they are different and can "recover" from a serious concussion in a few weeks.

Maybe it wouldn't made a difference, but he hadn't any business being on the track already. Take it from someone who does a lot of reading on CTE & concussions.

MXMattii wrote:

When cyclists, soccer players, American football players stay on the bench for months after a concussion, I ask myself, why do motocross riders think they are...

When cyclists, soccer players, American football players stay on the bench for months after a concussion, I ask myself, why do motocross riders think they are different and can "recover" from a serious concussion in a few weeks.

Maybe it wouldn't made a difference, but he hadn't any business being on the track already. Take it from someone who does a lot of reading on CTE & concussions.

Motofinne wrote:

This is a sport where the standard answer when someone asks about a downed rider is "yeah he is fortunately fine, he just hit his head".And...

This is a sport where the standard answer when someone asks about a downed rider is "yeah he is fortunately fine, he just hit his head".

And a sport where the most prestigious series (at least according to the owners and media) races with concrete walls surrounding the track.

Safety is so incredibly low down on the priority list in this sport in all segments, but especially in the pro ranks. It's a joke.

WhipMeister wrote:

Yes. Actually there's little change in terms of that or even my golf swing. It actually got better. And I hit the dirt at least ten...

Yes. Actually there's little change in terms of that or even my golf swing. It actually got better. And I hit the dirt at least ten times this last week doing a brutal (for me) Hard Enduro ride in Kauai. None the worse for wear. Can't believe the stuff those guys ride through. The main lingering issue is my confused sacral nerve bundle that is a little scrambled. Numbness down the outside of my leg all the way to my little toe, etc. I've grown fairly accustomed to all of that.

Radical wrote:

Hey Whip Meister! What are we looking at here?  Did they replace an entire vertebrae?

WhipMeister wrote:

Yep. 12 hour surgery. I now have Suzuki Full Floater dog bones on either side. The cage inside basically replaced the busted up vertebra. They pack...

Yep. 12 hour surgery. I now have Suzuki Full Floater dog bones on either side. The cage inside basically replaced the busted up vertebra. They pack the cage with "BMD" which is essentially bone graft material. "The intervertebral fusion cage is a large, hollow cylinder made of some type of metal, usually titanium. It is designed as a "cage" so that bone graft can be placed inside the hollow cylinder to allow a spinal fusion to occur between two vertebrae. The holes that are throughout the cage allow bone to form around and through the cage connecting the two vertebrae with solid bone." The surgery is commonly called a '360'. 

quadzrulebro wrote:

I’d bet that little piece of hardware cost more than my bike.