L Foot, Fracture
2008-08-22 – 2009-06-29
Grade: 4
Broke ankle descending Ben Vane. Hopped down to a plateau and got helicoptered off. Had op. to put metal work in (it was a nasty break of my fibula - a Weber C fracture). In cast and non-weight bearing for 6.5 weeks. Then on crutches and in Samson boot. Slowly weened off Samson boot, then crutches one by one.
Unfortunately my body rejected the stitches and so had a second operation at the beginning of December, which set me back nearly 7 weeks.
Lots of physiotherapy to regain full functionality.
Physiotherapy extremely useful. I wouldn't have recovered all the functionality (flexibility, strength, stability, procieption etc.) without it.