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2/21/2021 6:17pm
2/21/2021 6:17pm
I recently shattered my navicular bone and all I heard in the hostpital was the doctors being surprised I did it on a mountain bike not a motorbike, so it must be a common break for you guys.
I live in the UK and our NHS is stretched out right now so its hard to get any information out of them so I dont know much about my injury, maybe some people with the same experience could help me.
its been over a month since my injury and im due to get my cast off on the 3rd of March for a boot. I shattered my navicular and fractured 2 other bones, ive got 2 plates and a screw in my foot currently but I feel like 2 weeks in a half moon cast and 4 weeks in a full cast isnt enough, with how they explained my foot it didn't sound like 6 weeks is enough healing for a boot.
And with abit of back story explained i was wondering if you could leave your experience below, how long you had a cast, how long you had a boot, what it was like getting back walking, when could you take some force into your foot and just Common things you think would help me on my recovery.
Im 18 and have been doing stunts and "extreme riding" since I was about 8 and this is the first time I've ever broken a bone, so its a new experience for me and im eager to get back riding but im scared I won't be back to 100.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I live in the UK and our NHS is stretched out right now so its hard to get any information out of them so I dont know much about my injury, maybe some people with the same experience could help me.
its been over a month since my injury and im due to get my cast off on the 3rd of March for a boot. I shattered my navicular and fractured 2 other bones, ive got 2 plates and a screw in my foot currently but I feel like 2 weeks in a half moon cast and 4 weeks in a full cast isnt enough, with how they explained my foot it didn't sound like 6 weeks is enough healing for a boot.
And with abit of back story explained i was wondering if you could leave your experience below, how long you had a cast, how long you had a boot, what it was like getting back walking, when could you take some force into your foot and just Common things you think would help me on my recovery.
Im 18 and have been doing stunts and "extreme riding" since I was about 8 and this is the first time I've ever broken a bone, so its a new experience for me and im eager to get back riding but im scared I won't be back to 100.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Hope you heal up soon.
The Shop
Good luck!
back in 2001 at 6 months post operation mine was a non union with severe necrosis of the section that was closest to the arm since the blood flows from hand to arm through the scaphoid. My hand surgeon told me to do the same thing and i told him to F.O. he gave me another 3 months in the spica splint and he was shocked, calcium was growing in the fracture and the dead bone went from black on the film to a light grey meaning it had life back in it. It finally healed enough at 1 year post op and since the surgeon rode MX i met him for a ride to celebrate.
If you could see the arthritis in my wrist now and all the snap crackle and popping it’s scarier than the non union but the scaphoid is healed, screw still in there.... and i’m still riding 20 years later!
that’s my story and everyone is different, but if you don’t like what the doc is saying get a second opinion!
Hard cast for 2 weeks then I begged my ortho to let me wear a boot so I could exercise it to keep the blood moving. As you know the navicular can die because of the already poor circulation in the bone. That was my biggest worry.
I ended up getting boot and while laying on the bed or couch I took it off as much as possible to do a bunch of non weight bearing ankle/foot movement to get blood moving. I did exactly as my doctor said and took rehab seriously. Ended up being off work for 4 months and that was too early to go back honestly. But my healthcare was going to be cut off and it put me between a rock and a hard spot. I chose work.
Now over 4 years later my foot is still getting better. It’s probably 75-80% ok and I’m happy with that. 100% movement and a bit of constant pain. The first step in the morning can be horrible but it warms up quick. Not a big deal. If you have a tough day or go for a run just expect to be very sore next day or so.
Do NOT rush it. Listen to your body and take the time to let it heal.
Good luck!
After getting my cast off, the doctor said 4-6 weeks and I made it 3 weeks like the idiot I was and the first ride out I rebroke it along with other bones and ligament damage. I was off the bike much longer with the second break and I’ve had a screw in there ever since.
Good luck!
Pit Row
From google. Maybe docs in the UK still call it scaphoid.
I ended up wearing a cast the first time for 5 1/2 months. It was not fun. Second time around wore a cast for another few months.
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