"There's two types of greater trochanter break. I got back on my bike, but starting the next ascent, I realised I couldn't put any force through the pedal." "It was a tight hairpin, I just leaned a bit too much and hit some sand. "I was doing some descending practice in Mallorca - trying to push myself and try a few new things," Visser explains. He was back racing on the road and track in eight weeks. First category rider for TAAP Cervelo (opens in new tab), Ryan Visser, broke his greater trochanter - at the top of the femur - in 2017. Rare doesn't mean it's not something that affects amateurs. If you have low bone density, if you fall, you are more likely to break a bone." There's also an element of weight and bone density.
"It is definitely a rare injury - the glutes and surrounding muscle mass mean it's quite a protected joint, and breaking a femur is more often a result of trauma.
Breaking a femur takes quite a bit of work. There will be a lot of recovery - a severe amount of pain - and you don't know the extent of swelling, scar tissue, any nerve damage," she explains.Ĭollarbone breaks are the most common fracture in cycling, with neck and vertebrae cracks not unusual either. But unless he's completely super-human, that will likely be the end of the season for him. "Froome is fit and healthy, at the top of his game, which will speed up recovery. After a successful operation, he's already said to be looking at the rehab ahead - with surgeons quoting six months as a goal. Of course, what's most important is Froome's overall health - but there's a nation of cyclists eager to see him ride at the top level. The hip is rich in blood and nerve supply, but as Monger-Godfrey explains, "if blood supply has been affected it can cause complications and take a lot more time." Recovery could be anything from 12 weeks to 12 months."įemur fracture types range from proximal femur fractures (or hip fractures) involving the hip joint, to f emoral shaft fractures, halfway down the bone, or supracondylar femur fractures where the bone is broken just above the knee. "When the head of the femur is broken, it's very different to a break half way down the femur. "However, the length of recovery time depends on where you break the femur," Monger-Godfrey explains. You don't want to rush back too soon, as pedalling puts a lot of force through the area. But you need to ensure it's healed properly. It doesn't have to be the year out that people think. "It will take at least six weeks, though there will be the odd person who gets back quicker.
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"If its just a clean break, and you're relatively fit and healthy and have the right physiotherapy, your recovery can be quick," explained former pro and osteopath to UCI WorldTour teams, Alice Monger-Godfrey.
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