One of my mates thought using a tee would be a good way to land a jump at Llandegla before Christmas. He was pretty messed up, in particularly his elbow that was shattered and a dislocated clavicle.
After "a bit" of surgery his elbow is coming on well and he is now able to drive again, I can’t believe it’s healed so quickly, even though he's the wrong side of 40
Anyway they said at the time they would leave the collar bone until his elbow was better. So when he went for his check up yesterday he was hoping to get it sorted. However his normal consultant wasn't there but the guy he saw instead has told him is "just cosmetic" and they will now probably leave it as it is.
Anyone here with an injury like this, or know more about it, that can confirm or debunk this idea? He's really down about, the doctor said it could take another 12 months to heal and now he says he can’t come to the Alps at the end of June etc (yes already told him to MTFU).
If you mean separated ac joint (shoulder end of collar bone and shoulder blade no longer joined together) then, yes. Surprisingly the preferred option is to just leave it. I can't lay on mine for very long, and throwing is uncomfortable, but generally it is more or less ok. It looks horrible though, with the end of my collar bone floating around.
Hurts quite bad to start with, but not as bad as a shoulder dislocation. After about six months the discomfort is ok.
It's STILL dislocated? You probably mean disrupted which is where the collar bone has ripped away from the shoulder. Happened to me, which leaves a lump. Might take more than 12 months to completely heal, but I was riding again after only 6 or 8 weeks... but not in alpine conditions 😉
I think your right glenp its a sperated AC joint (just googled its and it looks like that). Doesn't sound as sexy for him though. I'll tell him the MTFU even more now.
Thanks Simon, he's got 5 more months till the Apls, can you remeber how yours was after 6 months?
Mine was good after 6 months, although I had an op to get rid of the massive lump sticking out after this just in case there were any problems later on, now, that was 4 months off work, arm strapped to my chest for 3 of those.....
He'll be able to ride in a couple of months. Especially if his technique is good and he rides with his feet, rather than all over the front of the bike. He might experience some discomfort and it feels all wrong to be using the joint when it is all in pieces. Get some extra diclofenac from the doc - great stuff.
correct, I've done that (a soccer / goalkeeping injury). There's a bit of ligament between the two to hold them together which needs to heal and strengthen and as ligaments have bad blood supply compared to eg muscle tissue this can take time. So if you keep stretching the ligament as it is trying to heal then you'll delay this process and extend the time before it's properly better.
6 months does sound a bit extreme mind - mine was 'stable' in about 3-4 weeks (ie: didn't feel like it was popping in and out), 'better' in about 6 weeks and I was playing again within 3 months, and being a GK that meant regularly diving and landing on it again.
Glenp - how long ago for yours, because mine is absolutely fine now (was about 15 years ago I did it mind). And i think the lump looks quite impressive.
Mine was about two and half years ago. I don't think I was anywhere near careful enough with it and it didn't really join together tightly at all. The two ends flap about quite alarmingly, but it doesn't seem to matter - still works.
Have just spoke to him to tell him your thoughts, seems to have put his mind at ease. But he'll be reading it later so lots of MTFU's would be nice 😆
common injury in cycling and rugby
I separated mine in 2004, when I went over the handlebars
I just left it to heal, no physio, just a bit of stretching
3 weeks in sling and back to full mobility within 3 months
bit of a bump there now, and only mildly hurts if I've been doing major lifting for a few hours, especially overhead
I like to push my bump up and down
he'll probably get more grief from his elbow
I separated my shoulder (collar bone) and after some early and painful physio was riding again in 5 weeks.
My riding buddy did the same 5 weeks before our Les Gets holiday and made it there and rode everything, Chavannes/Le Pleney/Chatel although I must add he didn't fall off, which may have resulted in a different scenario. Basically you never make a full recovery and it is something that looks gnarly with the shirt off so flaunt it!
I really dont want to see him with his shirt off......
Did mine last August, Grade III ACJ Dislocation. A weeks rest then about 4 weeks of physio and I was on the bike again, carried on with the physio and I was away on a biking holiday in Spain within 3 months of the injury.
If he does the physio he'll be back up again in no time, it still hurts a bit, I've got a gnarly lump on my shoulder, but it's in no way limiting.
Good luck to him
If you're reading this Dave-Extra double MTFU ya tiny ewok stunt double you ;0)
Love you xxxxxxx.