www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Sorry to here this BlueB. What can they do for a fractured hip? Isolate it how? Heal well! At least you have the spring / summer to heal up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Tat Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Wow, sorry to hear about that Boris. Hope everything heals up well. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Thanks for good wishes guys. What can they do for a fractured hip? Isolate it how? It is the greater trochanter that has the fracture. It's not dislocated, so they did nothing. Just take it easy until healed. I hardly can move at all, as is, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 We had Thursday night racing at Cypress. Too soft snow, yet we still raced. I took the 1st place on snowboard, then got gready and switched to skis to try for double gold. Nasty wipe out at the bottom of the course, fractured hip... Season over... This was my first time down the mountain in tobogan, in 38 years of snowsports. I spent 26 hours in the ER of a nearby hospital, entertainig myself by counting injured skiers/riders (mostly riders actually) and listening to their stories. Sorry to hear that Boris! Do you mean socket around the femur? I hope you'll get better in time for skateboarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin of Beagle Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 It is part of the femur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_trochanter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 It is part of the femur.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_trochanter Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapster Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yikes! That sucks Boris. Hope you heal well and feel better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Good vibes your way, Boris. Here's to a fast recovery. Best of luck, Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWboarder Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 In a hard fast sweeping carve on a very warm sunny day Saturday the 24th, the board came out from under me and I hit the ground in belly flop fashion but my right arm took the brunt. After the Ski Patrol collected me and sent me packing to the ER armed with nothing but a sling, I found that I sustained a spiral fracture of the proximal humorous extending to the humeral head (basically I broke my arm from the center of my bicep to my shoulder). It wasn’t until three days later at my follow up x-rays that they found my shoulder was also separated, a "slight oversight" by the ERdoc.... I was rushed to surgery and have been recovering ever since. Season over. I wont allow that to be my last run of the 11-12 ski year so I aim to hit Hood this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Duct tape that sucker to your side and get back out there!!! Sorry to hear about this Evan. Thanks for the x-ray and the news. Heal fast!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Curious Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 That call of a shoulder separation on the basis of that xray is a very soft call. I don't think you can confidently call it unless you do ab/ad-duction views. Plus you didn't mention that they "rushed" you to surgery because of your spiral fracture, not because the ER doc missed the shoulder separation, which doesn't require surgery at all. Most ER docs know what they are doing, including me. Don't be mislead by follow up docs eager to try to prove how incompetent ER docs are just to make themselves look better. Believe me, this is a common occurrence. That is a nasty fracture though. Must've hurt like the dickens. Heal fast and get back out there! Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 That call of a shoulder separation on the basis of that xray is a very soft call. I don't think you can confidently call it unless you do ab/ad-duction views. Plus you didn't mention that they "rushed" you to surgery because of your spiral fracture, not because the ER doc missed the shoulder separation, which doesn't require surgery at all.Most ER docs know what they are doing, including me. Don't be mislead by follow up docs eager to try to prove how incompetent ER docs are just to make themselves look better. Believe me, this is a common occurrence. That is a nasty fracture though. Must've hurt like the dickens. Heal fast and get back out there! Sam. Said our very own alpine ER doc!!! Thanks Sam!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayontray Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hopefully, you won't be "hitting" Hood literally. Do take care and do all the rehab offered. ER docs are good at what they do ie saving lives essentially. The finer points are left to the specialists. Heal fast and well. So sorry it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 In a hard fast sweeping carve on a very warm sunny day Saturday the 24th, the board came out from under me and I hit the ground in belly flop fashion but my right arm took the brunt. After the Ski Patrol collected me and sent me packing to the ER armed with nothing but a sling, I found that I sustained a spiral fracture of the proximal humorous extending to the humeral head (basically I broke my arm from the center of my bicep to my shoulder). It wasn’t until three days later at my follow up x-rays that they found my shoulder was also separated, a "slight oversight" by the ERdoc.... I was rushed to surgery and have been recovering ever since. Season over. I wont allow that to be my last run of the 11-12 ski year so I aim to hit Hood this summer. [ATTACH]30339[/ATTACH] That looks like the break my teenage son had, except it stopped short of the head. He did it throwing a dodge ball. They gave him fentanyl in the ambulance the 3 doese of morphine in the ER and he was in agony. Since you didn't mention the pain, you must be tough. Took him about 12 weeks to heal wearing only a brace. Heal fast and do your PT ASAP. Good to have a goal for recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 sorry to hear this Evan:mad:. hope you heal up fast. That's the 3rd NICEr to get injured this season I hope that pays our dues for awhile and everyone stays healthy through next year:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusbag Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Heal up well evan. Maybe we can hook up @ hood after we heal up. We will be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 C sorry to hear this Evan:mad:. hope you heal up fast. That's the 3rd NICEr to get injured this season I hope that pays our dues for awhile and everyone stays healthy through next year:o I second that.... I got at least one more day on snow.... And a trip to Hood may be in my future too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 CI second that.... I got at least one more day on snow.... And a trip to Hood may be in my future too! You better not try to sneak past me if you two visit Hood !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopetool Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 You better not try to sneak past me if you two visit Hood !!!! We will give you plenty of notice if there are any trips up to Hood. :) I was thinking about the 2nd week of June. I'll let you know for sure. I already looked at the calendar for the month and figured out how many days I can go till the end of our season in Montana. At least riding the chairlifts....haha. I really miss the Winter season ending in late May/early June! Thats the sacrifice I was willing to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 We will give you plenty of notice if there are any trips up to Hood. :) I was thinking about the 2nd week of June. I'll let you know for sure. I already looked at the calendar for the month and figured out how many days I can go till the end of our season in Montana. At least riding the chairlifts....haha. I really miss the Winter season ending in late May/early June! Thats the sacrifice I was willing to make. Cool Ed. You and your's are always welcome here. Look forward to seeing you if you get out this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Hey Ed! It would be great to see you in the Portland area this summer. If you make it out, you should coordinate your timing with Russ and Evan -- we could do a summer session at T-line. If we were going to have a summer gathering like that, we could also play around on asphalt once they close Timberline for the day. I have a Dirtsurfer, Flowlab board, and longboard, and we could take everything over to the Meadows parking lot / access road -- it's pretty much empty up there in the summer, especially on weekends when there's no maintenance / summer construction going on. Edited April 3, 2012 by Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carver Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Does anyone know of anyone who is riding with a new hip? I got one in July of last year and have been surfing with no problems. Back next winter! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Does anyone know of anyone who is riding with a new hip? I got one in July of last year and have been surfing with no problems. Back next winter! Tim Hi Tim, so glad to hear the hip is doing so well. My Dad has had both replaced and they are pain free. He doesn't snowboard I am afraid. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carver Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks Bryan. I showed my doc the alpine pics and he goes, holly god! He had never seen Alpine Carving. He is an out f bounds skier and has a home near Telluride. He thinks we are nuts. Go figure? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdyno Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 Is it just me having not paid that much attention in the past, or has this season been especially heavy on big injuries? I'm still sitting at home with a healing collarbone and cursing that I can't even get out on the bike because I can't afford to rush this and damage the bone any further. I feel for everyone that is in a similar situation and it looks like a number of you had it worse than I did. I wanted them to plate mine, but when I went for a second opinion the doctor said it wasn't in the parameters that they would operate on. He said they would do surgery if it was 20mm short or shifted and when I saw him it was 18mm. I almost punched him when he said " If you would have come and seen me first I probably would have plated it then, but not now." Great. So here I sit, bored with Netflix, (it has way fewer good movies up her in the land of Igloos and back bacon) bored with PS3 and frustrated that, while mostly mobile, I still have 4-6 weeks before I can get back to work. I wish good health to everyone who is mending and good luck to everyone still riding, lets all have an eventless summer and hit it hard next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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