Old 16-04-06, 09:18 PM   #1
 
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My friend's broken leg

I remember a few years ago one of my mates went skiing on holiday, he came back with a broken leg, he was in a wheelchair for ages, i remember pushing him around in it.. lol, But luckely for myself i have never broken anything.
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Old 22-04-06, 06:25 PM   #2
 
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Braking any bone is not good. I feel sorry for the guy.

I always try to be as safe as possible and never try anything I think is outside of my capabilities - but even then accidents can happen!
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Old 13-05-06, 10:58 AM   #3
 
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Unlucky! Yea its never good to break a bone, I have never had any serious injuries *touch wood*
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Old 14-05-06, 06:54 AM   #4
 
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That must have been a hard thing to go throught I would hate to break my leg becasue you can not do anything then for a while.
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Old 15-05-06, 05:29 PM   #5
 
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I'm quite lucky, i have never broken a bone doing anything in my life, so i would not have a clue what it would feel like when you do break something. Must be really painful.
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Old 01-11-07, 11:34 PM   #6
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yea my friend broke hers snowboarding and she couldnt ski for forever. Lucky for her tho, the season was basically over, and she really only had 3 days left, anyway. i havent broken anything major, but i have broken fingers and toes, it aint fun.
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Old 28-03-08, 01:59 PM   #7
 
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I actually broke my leg in norway last season, went outside the piste and into a little forest and suddenly there was a jump there and i couldn't stop. So i jumped on the jump which was pretty big ( about 1meter high ) and landed on a big rock which were the landing point. But i didn't land right on the rock i kind of landed on the edge of it so i ended up cracking my bone inside the leg, but even more painfull than breaking one. took me 3 months until i could walk again...
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I remember myself flying over a car but luckly landed on snow again. Luck is sometimes with us.
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Old 30-11-09, 08:51 PM   #9
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I have a friend who has been working his ass off to save enough money to go & teach snowboarding in Borovets this season, he has just broken his leg by tripping off a curb (sidewalk for you yanks).

How unlucky can you get!!
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Old 17-12-09, 05:31 PM   #10
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I broke my clavical a couple of years ago. There is a thread on here somewhere...

It ended my ski season in December after only two days of skiing. Yes, it sucked.
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Old 07-01-10, 03:23 AM   #11
 
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I remember a few years ago one of my mates went skiing on holiday, he came back with a broken leg, he was in a wheelchair for ages, i remember pushing him around in it.. lol, But luckely for myself i have never broken anything.

On my 30th day of skiing in 2009 (March 2nd) I broke my fibula just above that bump thing in the ankle. If you are reading this closely, you'll realize that I broke my leg INSIDE my boot (spiral fracture). Went out in a blaze of glory (or so I think at least) doing bumps under the Orient Express lift at Vail. Sucked because the snow was great through March and April and it would have been a 50 day year otherwise. About 15 years ago I took and edge wrong at Breckenridge on my 2nd day of the ski season and broke off my greater tuberosity (a shoulder part that hangs off the top of your humerus). Recovery for the foot injury wasn't bad -- removable/velcro cast thing (so I could at least take a shower) and I could put an ace bandage on it at night. No surgery needed for either injury. the only side effect for the ski injury last year was gaining 25 pounds. Oh well, more skiing and cycling needed to get that taken care of!

I KNOW there are a lot of really bad injuries out there. I took a spill on my road bike a few year ago on loose sand and that resulted in another lucky turnout: some road rash and a misaligned reat derailleur. Skiing I consider myself very lucky too : no ripped out joints or closed head injuries.

Ski careful out there!

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That must have been a hard thing to go throught I would hate to break my leg becasue you can not do anything then for a while.
Actually, if you look at the upside of the situation, you could not go to work for a while, sleep, eat, watch tv, etc. It would be like a mini vacation.
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Injuries are part of the sport. Sorry to hear that.
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Actually, if you look at the upside of the situation, you could not go to work for a while, sleep, eat, watch tv, etc. It would be like a mini vacation.
haha he shouldn't use his leg as an excuse to be lazy...he should be driven to get back on the slopes and break his other leg!!
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yea my friend broke hers snowboarding and she couldnt ski for forever. Lucky for her tho, the season was basically over, and she really only had 3 days left, anyway. i havent broken anything major, but i have broken fingers and toes, it aint fun.
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