I went riding last Friday at River Valley MX www.rivervalleymx.com. The wife even came with me to take some pictures since she’s not seen me ride the new KX. What better way to start of the New Year but with a ride right? I met one of my riding buddies at the track, who warned me about the slick conditions since the ground was frozen and was thawing on top. This track sets next to a river with a South and West tree line that this time of year can cause some interesting slipping and sliding with shading from the for mentioned tree line. I put 5 laps in and almost pulled into the pits as my normal practice routine is to do 5 easy laps, check out the track, warm up, etc, then go in for a quick drink, re-stretch, rest for a few minutes and I’m good to go. But no… I see the wife walking out on the track and think, well since she’s out here, let’s do a few laps so she can play with the camera. So, I do the next two doubles and set up for the left hand bowl turn that is just a blast and was the one corner my buddy had total me to watch. I take the outside line as I had done the first 5 laps, hit the apex, line the big KX up and pull the trigger. For a brief moment I thought wow, I hooked this one and the wife is right there to see it! (by this time she was standing next to the small straight away after the left hand bowl turn). My next thought is crap, the back end is sliding out and I’m going down, the BAM, the back tire catches traction and high sides me over the bike and to the left. I landed very hard on my left hip. Massive pain in the hip and groin area. By the time other riders got to me I’m swearing like a sailor. 5 laps in and I fall right in front of the wife! This is not good. Hell, she said she was walking away from the corner, heard the bike rev, turned around just in time to see me be tossed in the air and she had to run to keep from being hit my the big mean KX. Strike two. Strike three is I was wearing the new Arai helmet Missi got me for Christmas that was out for only its 2nd ride. After laying on the ground for a few minutes and being checked over, we all know the drill. I get up and they take me back to my trailer. We load up and head home to go see the Doc. A couple of X rays and I’m told they do no see any fractures, but later Friday I get a call saying they suspect at least one fracture and possibly more. So, since I went to my primary Doctor and not the E room, I have to now waited until Monday for a Cat scan. Finally go results back today and, well, see them below.
Findings: There is a nondisplaced fracture through the anterior column of the left acetabulum and extending into the left superior ischial ramus. There is no demonstration of bone fragment within the hip joint. The femoral head and neck as visualized are intact. There is no demonstration of the disruption of the acetabular or articular surface. There is also a fracture of the superior pubic ramus identified just on the edge of the images.
Impression:
1 - Nondisplaced fracture of the anterior column of the left acetabulum with no demonstration of displacement of the articular surface or loose body in the joint space.
2 - Additional fracture through the superior pubic ramus identified just on the edge of the images.
3 - There was demonstration of extension of the fracture into the superior ischial ramus on the coronal reformatted images as well.
Ok, in laymen’s terms. I have a 3 fractures of the pelvis. There also seems to be a concern about the hip bone, but the jury is out at the moment. I don’t see an Orthopedic Surgeon until Friday, so I’m not sure what the course of action will be. None of the fractures are displaced which is good, so I’m unsure if I’ll need surgery. I’ve done some research that tells me these are non surgical injury and will take about six to eight weeks to heal. Guess I’ll find out on Friday. Damn it, damn it, damn it! :bang: :yell: :eek:
Findings: There is a nondisplaced fracture through the anterior column of the left acetabulum and extending into the left superior ischial ramus. There is no demonstration of bone fragment within the hip joint. The femoral head and neck as visualized are intact. There is no demonstration of the disruption of the acetabular or articular surface. There is also a fracture of the superior pubic ramus identified just on the edge of the images.
Impression:
1 - Nondisplaced fracture of the anterior column of the left acetabulum with no demonstration of displacement of the articular surface or loose body in the joint space.
2 - Additional fracture through the superior pubic ramus identified just on the edge of the images.
3 - There was demonstration of extension of the fracture into the superior ischial ramus on the coronal reformatted images as well.
Ok, in laymen’s terms. I have a 3 fractures of the pelvis. There also seems to be a concern about the hip bone, but the jury is out at the moment. I don’t see an Orthopedic Surgeon until Friday, so I’m not sure what the course of action will be. None of the fractures are displaced which is good, so I’m unsure if I’ll need surgery. I’ve done some research that tells me these are non surgical injury and will take about six to eight weeks to heal. Guess I’ll find out on Friday. Damn it, damn it, damn it! :bang: :yell: :eek:
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