Hoping to get some advice on exercises to help my recovery from a severe compound fracture to my femur. I am getting close to getting the green light to start some rehab exercises and at 34 years old, I need all the help I can get to try to recover as best as possible. I have no guarantees yet as to my final level of recovery, due to losing a lot of bone. It all depends on how well the bone grafts take. Here's the basic story....
I made a step-down road-gap out near where I live. About a 15 foot drop and a 30 foot gap. I did several practice runs to gauge my speed, and thought I had it figured. When I made my attempt, I hesitated and tapped the brake.... I didn't clear the road.... I tried to ditch the bike at the last minute, hoping I could at least make my body clear the road - no dice. My knee was the first thing to hit and I drove my femur out through the skin and into the ground. As I continued rotating forward, I ripped a 3" x 1.5" chunk of bone off of the front of my femur. Thankfully I also knocked myslef out for several minutes! The bone chunk was actually recovered by friends, only about a 1/2" was exposed, the rest of the 3" had been embedded in the ground! Strangest memento I have from riding for sure.... Below is an x-ray from early in the process.
I made a step-down road-gap out near where I live. About a 15 foot drop and a 30 foot gap. I did several practice runs to gauge my speed, and thought I had it figured. When I made my attempt, I hesitated and tapped the brake.... I didn't clear the road.... I tried to ditch the bike at the last minute, hoping I could at least make my body clear the road - no dice. My knee was the first thing to hit and I drove my femur out through the skin and into the ground. As I continued rotating forward, I ripped a 3" x 1.5" chunk of bone off of the front of my femur. Thankfully I also knocked myslef out for several minutes! The bone chunk was actually recovered by friends, only about a 1/2" was exposed, the rest of the 3" had been embedded in the ground! Strangest memento I have from riding for sure.... Below is an x-ray from early in the process.
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