Word is through from the guys at Lapierre International that Kiwi World Cup racer Sam Blenkinsop is down with a broken ankle. They posted this message on their Facebook page today:
| The message came just with the new year : "I broke my fibula bone in my ankle on Friday, slipped down a steep hill and it cracked!" All the best buddy, you will be ready for SA World Cup in March... |
We don't have any more details right now, but they seem confident that he'll be back in action for Round One in Pietermaritzburg. His loose-as-you-like riding style is one of the highlights of the World Cup scene these days, so all of us here at Pinkbike are hoping he makes it. After a disappointing 2011 (by his standards, anyway), this must have been the last thing he needed, get well soon Blenki!
Head on over to their
Facebook page to wish him a quick recovery.
Check out Sam's 2011 season recap:
Filmed and edited by Vittorio Platania
hoping your bine is growing strong and further surgery isnt required.
I'm 12 days in on a separated shoulder.. yep, they never said it was an easy sport or a safe one.. It sure is fun though!
Thanks to the PB crew for keeping the stoke going during my down time!
my fracture list for biking is the femur, hip and shoulder. I did my calcanius snowboarding, my tib and fib also snowboarding, various things ike toes and fingers skateboarding and the ankle shattering happened when I was lofted 40 feet into the air by a traction kite ( i figured this was a less injury prone sport lmao )
Downhillnirvana, How'd the X rays go ? hoping you;re not in need of further srgury. I also had meant to ask, how long after the removal of the femur rod before you were able to stand on it ? they tell me you can walk right after surgurey but must be carefull, I find this hard to believe.
keep up on spirits, avoid alcohol, tobacco and caffiene, and take your Vitamin D, C calcium magnesium regualrilly... You likely already know all this but I figured i;d share what knowledge i can .
www.dhpmoto.com/Trips/Seefeld/X-Ray/X-Ray.htm
i dont understand how it etches the bone??
but thanks..maybe i am considering taking out hte plates. but i have had quite a few injuries and surgeries (4) due different types of sports the paste 8 years. that would mean i have another surgery and again days i cant work...my boss has been very patient so far but i feel bad anyway.
cheers
The original fracture of my ankle was a tibia ( larger weight bearing bone ) and fibula that went down into my ankle joint so fairly serious, I have the plate pictured in that link you posted plus another on the tibia.
the tibeal plate ( being stainless steel ) created a pressure point on my tibia that took only time and then a little bit of precise force ( snowboard boot and binding ) to press further and harder into the bone, causing a weak point... it was Fine all summer when biking.
so yeah, a second fracture of the tibia, just above the plate, and a higher up fracture of the fibula due to the resulting crash ..
Boss has been awesome to me also.... im a lucky guy .
www.bigbike-magazine.com/actu-greg-watts-sam-blenkinsop-l-hopital
Heal up