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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 15, 2014 - 10:46pm PT
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Anyone here have experience recovering from tibial plateau fracture surgery. Just had mine done and am anxious to get back out there since i thinks its likely i'll be able to climb before i can ski. I ended up with a bone graft and two screws but haven't been back for my first follow up yet.
Here's how I did it
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Feb 16, 2014 - 01:14am PT
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Dealt with a lot of these.
Let the damn thing heal.
If you push too hard, too soon, you risk a permanent, ongoing problem that you will know about every day of the rest of your life.
You lose NOTHING by not stressing this early. Go to a physical therapist and learn how to re-strengthen your muscles. Do these to excess, under direction of the therapist.
But, if you re-injure this, we are going to be talking about this for a long, long time.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2014 - 11:00am PT
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I do plan to let it heal as much as possible. Just trying to get an idea of where that line might be. I'd like to get into the climbing gym shortly after I get the ok to put weight on it. But only on regular belay. Plus the climbing gym here is also a fantastic regular gym so it's a good place for strength endurance and stretching workout.
Thanks for the info potatohead. It sounds like yours was more of a worst case scenario where mine is in the moderate bad range. I'll definitely be at woodfest even if it's just for beers and pig
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:05am PT
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hey there say, you guys... oh my, :O yep, let it heal good... :)
prayers for your healing to be the best and wow, guys,
NO more breaking! please, :)
whewww...
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:28am PT
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as most are saying here, take your time, and get very good at listening to your body. i have actually found climbing to be incredibly good rehab, slow controlled body weight exercise, as long as you dont fall to the ground or take bad impacts. so either climb way way way below your level, or climb on Top Ropes in safe spots, and what not. It was always very easy for me, after a Femur fracture that I have two permanent screws in, to get impatient in the process and want to try to rush it, but if you listen to your body it knows when too much is too much. get good at focusing on one step at a time, type of thinking and dont worry too much about the big picture , just try to stay active and attentive.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 16, 2014 - 11:30am PT
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Sorry to hear about this. But listen to the good advise. Take your time and heal up properly. Less issues down the road that way.
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