Rictus

Oh well... not having to handle hospital food wasn't bad, I guess!
Don't really know what to say about the rest, too much of a mix of good and bad news, here's for hoping it gets better!

Hmmm, so they can repair the ACL with donor tissue - but how about a completely new PCL?

Even without a PCL, it sounds like most of your issues would be with joint stability rather than range of movement. The repaired ACL (I'm guessing) would need to be a tad tighter then usual to compensate somewhat for the missing PCL... but even so - I'd be confident about regaining enough 'bend' in the knee to fit your foot back on the pegs.

As for the stability and strength required to bear the weight of the bike... meh... you only need to put one foot down - just make sure you remember which is the 'right' one.

Nah, I'm failing to see the bad news here...

... maybe 'not good enough', but definately not 'bad'.

Originally Posted by Law

Oh right. Not sure what to say after reading the good & the bad news.

What does that mean in English about riding a bike?

Rictus - glad the op went as well as it could and that an overnight wasn;t necessary Falc has similar problem to you he has a ruptured and repairable (with help) ACL and torn PCL he was told six weeks before he can then 6 months of physio but then i guess it depends on the person

good luck Mark xx

Seem to be getting there, PCL totally shot hope everything goes well for you Mark, be on that bike again in no time

Take care dude

[rictus01]

BL**DY HURTS this morning though!

Yeah the PCL was ripped out so nothing on one end to connet to, he can't do anything with it,the ACL is a "maybe" and he's not promising anything.

So got to wait for this to heal a bit then see what can be done in another OP, at least I can do some more work on the muscle front now.

Gone is the hope of walking "properly" (although it was a slime one to start with) it's just how much impairment I end up with, so goals will be getting on the bike, riding without to much discomfort, and walking without crutches.

Time to stat working on those then (well perhaps give myself a couple of days off).

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by rictus01

Yeah the PCL was ripped out so nothing on one end to connet to, he can't do anything with it,the ACL is a "maybe" and he's not promising anything.

Hmmm, PCL's a bone to bone connection. 100% artificial replacement would be connected by drilling screwing in place... I can see why that would be problematic considering the trauma that your joint has gone through.
Was it totally discounted as a future option though?
I know they hate synthetic replacements now - perhaps you should have done this in the bad ol' days of 15 years ago when they were all the rage.

That said, for all the evidence against them (only lasting an average of 5 years etc) I wouldn't trade my bit of carbon fibre for the world thanks.

As for riding with crutches... I need to make a few adjustments to the shoulder rig I use. It's Ok for shorter joyrides... but there were a couple of minor failings that were highlighted on the Nurburgring trip last year.
I'll iron them out when I have time and test ride it on the North/South run...

...

[rictus01]

He's not looking at doing anything more with the PCL.

If I can get down to a stick I've got one that breaks down into three bits so shouldn't be to bad, also been looking into knee braces for on the bike, so still positive about things.

Cheers Mark.

Nice to see you still being positive Mark. Hope the ACL side of it works out ok for you.

As a consideration, had a browse of the NABD site for modifications that may help you get back on a bike or make being on a bike easier? There may be of something there that you could use to make life a bit easier.

Anyways have a huge from me

Lyn xxx

Originally Posted by rictus01

He's not looking at doing anything more with the PCL.

If I can get down to a stick I've got one that breaks down into three bits so shouldn't be to bad, also been looking into knee braces for on the bike, so still positive about things.

Cheers Mark.

Good luck to you on finding a suitable knee brace... no really!
I had a hell of a job that I ended up giving up - but that was a few years ago. Everything I found would have ended up either scratching hell out of my tank or simply was too bulky that I constantly felt I was sitting lopsided...

... (which with my riding skills is quite possibly the norm!).

DonJoy do a great range now - but again, I don't know if they would be on the bulky side - I guess it's wait n see until you know better what you requirements are going to be. I think they have a website - give it a google. (oooh, that sounds rude )

I am surprised about the PCL - but that said, things have moved on a hell of a lot since I had mine done - there's no doubt reasoning behind his standpoint...
... being a professional n all that.

But still, mine works fine (just everything else that's screwed up in there ), however I'm little more than a professional patient.

I suppose you could join me in pressurising for a 'final solution'...

... a robotic leg, a la Robocop. Complete with gun holster in the thigh.






Come one now - admit it, the thought is in your head now.











Along with the joy of walking down the street to the sound of vvvvuuu-BOOM vvvvuuu-BOOM vvvvuuu-BOOM
Cool or what?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by K

... a robotic leg, a la Robocop. Complete with gun holster in the thigh.

Yeah but you know he's going to modify the hell out of it then don't you.

Sorry Mark not trying to make light of your situation, disappointing news maybe, but I'd imagine it could have been alot worse ?