Share your X-ray/CT/MRI of your most noteworthy cycling related injury.

[Paul Ruinaard]

15 hours ago, Robbie Stewart said:

I once fell so hard while water skiing that the wetsuit I was in was completely peeled off me. I surfaced with the suit and ski floating beside me 🤣

Pity there is no slow mo video of that as the view of how the suit came off would be great to see.. I do recall a mate who fell at high speed on water skis having lefty the size of a purple tennis ball and bruises from under his thighs to up his back that were a lurid purple. Nothing broken but the pain was in a whole new league. Water is very hard at high speed.

[The Ouzo]

3 hours ago, Paul Ruinaard said:

Pity there is no slow mo video of that as the view of how the suit came off would be great to see.. I do recall a mate who fell at high speed on water skis having lefty the size of a purple tennis ball and bruises from under his thighs to up his back that were a lurid purple. Nothing broken but the pain was in a whole new league. Water is very hard at high speed.

water is HARD at high speeds, I got battered a bruised a number of time, fortunately only the one broken rib though.

[V18]

On 1/9/2025 at 6:50 PM, Shebeen said:

is this an actual 3D Xray scan of your body? is this what they do now, or just an example of what happened

Just a CT 3D reconstruction. You just toggle between 2D slices in 3 planes vs 3D. (software guy voodoo)

Obviously 2D gives better internal detail as you can see every volume pixel taken.

By selecting different "levels" and "windows" you can add and subtract different tissues for some eerie 3D views. 

Usefull for identifying undisclosed stabs/gunshots/lacerations. 

[RobynE]

No imaging of my worst bike injury which was broken big toe doing slowest OTB ever on my own driveway (my brain said GRAB THE FRONT BRAKE FOR NO GOOD REASON and I did).

 

Horses though - I have one of these in my lower back (2022) and two in my neck (2021) as a result of smashing my discs to smithereens over the years. Elected for surgery in my early 40s. 

 

I’m a VIP at Spine Africa 😊 

Also no imaging but I currently have a fabulous calf tear because horse and I parted ways and horse stood on my leg as he galloped off. Also stood on my back right at my disc replacement site but thankfully his full weight was on my leg instead. 

[MORNE]

One step closer to fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming the Wolverine

Edited Saturday at 08:14 AM by MORNE

[MORNE]

On 1/9/2025 at 6:50 PM, Shebeen said:

is this an actual 3D Xray scan of your body? is this what they do now, or just an example of what happened

Actual CT/mri scan.

Sure @V18 can eloborate on their new nifty and k@k expensive toys to show you new ways how you broke yourself. He shares some pretty bad ones off forum of the craziest sh!t you can imagine lol

edit: sorry, saw he already has a few posts up.

Edited Saturday at 08:24 AM by MORNE

[Robbie Stewart]

5 hours ago, MORNE said:

One step closer to fulfilling my childhood dream of becoming the Wolverine

I dunno hey, I think you're more likely to be known as the One Armed Bandit from henceforth 😜

[Mamil]

Left femoral neck - non displaced fracture after stupid mistake at knysna trail center in 2017. An interesting walk down the trail using my old Merida as a crutch.

Modesty dicktates ... I mean dictates.

[MORNE]

Really seems that some of these docs bolt/screw you back together like a weekend DIY’er would a rotten, wobbly piece of garden furniture with an overpowered cordless drill….”43 screws at many angles should do?” 😅. Maybe  ‘houtwerk’ should also be a mandatory subject for medical students☺️

[ChrisF]

11 minutes ago, MORNE said:

Really seems that some of these docs bolt/screw you back together like a weekend DIY’er would a rotten, wobbly piece of garden furniture with an overpowered cordless drill….”43 screws at many angles should do?” 😅. Maybe  ‘houtwerk’ should also be a mandatory subject for medical students☺️

 

Lot depends on the usable good bone.

 

My femer fracture was close to the knee.  Only two screws on the short section, 4 on the other side.

 

Does mean it is marginally weaker, and a few more days/weeks recommended for the bone to heal properly

 

 

Still beat 6+ weeks in traction ...

 

 

PS - motorcyle ... got taken out by a student test driving a car.  '86, no pics of those X.rays

[V18]

About the ugly woodwork. Multiple crossing lines create stability without overcompressing the line of union. Think about trying to put a shattered apple back together with toothpicks.

Sometimes they intentionally "underfixate" to encourage a little movement around the fracture lines and healing.

Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) is crazy complex and I'm always blown away behind the method in the (super uggs) madness when we meet up in during the multidisciplinary meetings. Gotta love a good orthobro. 

No I'm not getting paid to say this.

(They are however stronger than I am. So I'll stay in my lane respectfully). 

[Mamil]

47 minutes ago, V18 said:

About the ugly woodwork. Multiple crossing lines create stability without overcompressing the line of union. Think about trying to put a shattered apple back together with toothpicks.

Sometimes they intentionally "underfixate" to encourage a little movement around the fracture lines and healing.

Open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) is crazy complex and I'm always blown away behind the method in the (super uggs) madness when we meet up in during the multidisciplinary meetings. Gotta love a good orthobro. 

No I'm not getting paid to say this.

(They are however stronger than I am. So I'll stay in my lane respectfully). 

 

This guy put me back together superbly. I can't hammer a nail in straight, he put 3 MOFO screws into my bone with utter precision through a minuscule hole in my hip .... cost a fortune but I don't begrudge a cent cos without that expertise I would be a lame old mamil hobbling about the place with a crooked gait and all sorts of pain.

 

[Sepia]

13 hours ago, Mamil said:

Left femoral neck - non displaced fracture after stupid mistake at knysna trail center in 2017. An interesting walk down the trail using my old Merida as a crutch.

Modesty dicktates ... I mean dictates.

Same thing  with me, same leg.  Had to drive 150kms after the "Race" and then climb three flights of stairs. Took three days for medical to come to the party. Should have gone to your Doc as I walk like a crayfish now.