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22Jun2006 - a bad day for me but the Mastiff got off pretty lightly really although a CatD right-off (replacable parts) |
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MZ mastiff 660 'Supermoto' - I decisded to let the insurance company keep it and not buy it back to repair |
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First Xrays June 2006 - Compound fractures to the Tibial Plateau and serious open fracture to the shaft of the Tibia |
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Photo taken after several months when the plaster was removed - open fractures, extensive bone damage across the top of the foot. The scar along the side is where my foot was opened up for 4 large screws to be inserted |
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Taylor Spatial Frame (a type of Ilizarov frame / external fixator) to support and hold my shattered Tibia in place. Foot in plaster after screws inserted to pin fractures bones. |
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Taylor Spatial Frame - a different shot showing some of the stainless steel 'wires' inserted right through the leg to hold bone fragments in place |
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Taylor Spatial Frame (a Ilizarov frame or external fixator that's adjustable by means of 'struts')- Pin sites with the dressings removed |
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Taylor Spatial Frame - more pin sites, this time showing a couple of the 6mm 'half pins' that literally screw in to good bone to support the frame |
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Nov 2006 - Injured motorcyclist in the news - I have to fight for treatment to save my leg! |
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Taylor Spatial Frame - 5 months gone by, Tibial Plateau and foot fractures doing well but......non union of the Tibia mid shaft! |
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Nov 2006 - Text of news item reporting the problems I had getting further treatment |
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Jan 2007 - Good news, funding agreed and additional treatment went ahead days before Christmas 2006! |
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Jan 2007 - Revised Taylor Spatial Frame after further surgery Dec2006. Tibial Plateau healed but a long wait for progress on the Bone Morphogenetic Protein treatment. |
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May 2007 - Still got the leg jewellery :-) ...after 11 months! Revised Taylor Spatial Frame (surgery Dec2006) is much less painful with only 8 'half pins' screwed in the bones of my leg. |
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CT Scan 10 July 2007 - you can't see much in the way of bone with this one but it's an interesting photo :-) |
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In to hospital 22Aug for removal of the frame - 14 months to the day since the crash in June 2006 |
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First Xray with no Taylor Spatial Frame - you can see why I'm going to be in plaster for a while! |
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Xray 22Aug2007 - you can see why I'm worried "break it at this stage and amputation is likely" !!!! |
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The frame is off but that's not such good news as you might think!
Missing the Taylor Spatial Frame already!!!!
(extract from forum posting) |
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I said that plaster needed changing! Cleaned up, sore bits dressed properly and replastered today......hope it looks better when I next see it! :-) |
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29Aug, re-plastered. Not that I'm paranoid about getting my leg knocked or anything! No excuse for "sorry I didn't see you mate" LOL |
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19Sep2007 - Still plastered!! It's progress but my consultants are concerned that with the severity of the damage to my tibia it may not be strong enough to weight bare. Better safe than sorry! |
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10Oct2007 - Look who's still plastered! Still playing safe, must get up-to-date Xray photos and you'll see why! Bust the repairs now and I will most likely loose my lower leg!! |
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Xray 10Oct2007 - progress.....slow progress but I'm used to that! Consultant playing safe, plaster to remain on |
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Xray 10Oct2007 - different view, still scared!!! :-) |
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31Oct2007: At LAST!!! - not out of the woods yet though, still a lot more bone growth, consolidation and increased bone density required. |
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OMG, they really want me to walk around on this?! needless to say, NOT fully weight bearing.......stuck with the crutches fttb :-( |
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