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by Panzer04
151 days ago
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Man, that bull** :'(. I had a Bimal syndesmosis, so not as bad as you (and many fewer complications..) - I was riding an electric unicycle off-road on MTB trails, which sounds a lot dumber than what you were doing XD. Even so, it still bothers me over a year later. I feel like it's worse with an ankle because if you don't break it they basically don't get arthritis, unlike a knee or hip; so you've lost more when you get ankle PTOA :'(. I hope your TAR serves you well - they definitely sound like they've been getting better, so hopefully you get a good long while out of it. |
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Coincidentally, right around a same time, a friend of mine wiped out on his OneWheel and had a compound ankle fracture with dislocation. I don't recall how many malleoluses he broke, but it was pretty gnarly. But he's been healing well and it seems like his cartilage might survive OK. I'm happy for him but also envious.
> I feel like it's worse with an ankle because if you don't break it they basically don't get arthritis
It's crazy how well an ankle performs when you think about it. It is so much smaller than your hip or knee, and it takes even more impact force than those joints do when you run, and often while at weird angles. It's a miracle they work at all.
> they definitely sound like they've been getting better,
That's what I hear. If this had happened a decade ago, I'd probably getting a fusion now. Good luck on your recovery too.