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[QUOTE="wardd, post: 463683, member: 19538"]
I'll chime in on this one....  I broke my femur 6 weeks ago last Friday.  Went over the bars on a double and my boot hooked up somewhere in the bike.  It was a complete break midway between the knee and hip.  Ended up having emergency surgery to insert the rod.  I started to drop the crutches at 4 weeks, and am completely off them now.  I've found that a cane helps me with long hikes to the store, etc...

I can bend the knee quite far past 90 degrees, but I've really pushed myself to get where I am at.  The Doc says I'm way ahead of schedule, which is good but it's still quite frustrating.  Still take Vicadin to sleep at night sometimes, and IBU 3x/day.

Worst part is that this is the injury that is forcing my retire from motocross.  It's been an extremely difficult decision, but just too hard on the family, work, etc....  I still very much want to race/ride, but I'm hoping that feeling will fade.  I can't say for sure that I will not be back riding in a year or so though...

Good luck on your recovery.
(I'm 36, and have been racing 250B/Vet seriously for 2 years).
David.
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