Cased It And Broke The Collar Bone

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zum

Discussion Starter · Mar 11, 2009

:angryfire:

went out yesterday to try and dial in my rear suspension and all was good till i came up short trying to clear a 50ft gap :rant2:

my buddy had just built it and i was the first to attempt it... it all went wrong when the face of the jump sent me up higher then i had anticipated (not straight across) causing me to come up way short

as i got airborne i knew i wasnt going to make it and decided try and ride it out so i extend my body gripped the bars grabbed some gas and braced for impact... but since i cased it the bike lost all forward momentum...tossing me over the
bars

i landed on my head 1st then shoulder 2nd almost blacked out but regained vision and was seeing stars (brittney??haha)
as i tried to get up i knew.

broken clavicle :disgust:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v123/zum...pg?t=1236708631 <--- pic here

bike is fine btw :smile:

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Joester

· #2 · Mar 11, 2009

thats no fun. that x ray is just like my friends collarbone when he broke it pinned in 5th... on a CRF450. thats like 90mph. They seem to shatter, huh.

YFZ450 #69

· #3 · Mar 11, 2009

man thats nasty...all the best for a speedy recovery.

will there be any long term complications?

JimmyHoffa

· #4 · Mar 11, 2009

Darn karma. It didn't work like it was designed to. You went out of your way and took pictures of your swing arm travel for me, you offered your insight on Yoshi RS-7 spacers and suspension exhaust interference, and then you go and break a bone and put yourself out for the beginning of summer. Something about that seems wrong. Do you remember kicking any puppies in the face lately?

JimmyHoffa

· #5 · Mar 11, 2009

Well. At least you got to test the new swingarm. Pretty strong, eh?

zum

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 11, 2009

QUOTE (JimmyHoffa @ Mar 10 2009, 08:01 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=756337

Well. At least you got to test the new swingarm. Pretty strong, eh?[/b]

BAHAHAHA yeah no cracks in the swinger this time\

now if only lsr made stronger collar bones :icon_biggrin:

thx 4 the laugh

dudehaan

· #7 · Mar 11, 2009

Looks familiar. I had a steering stem bolt break while racing. Not the best thing to do.

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zum

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 11, 2009

QUOTE (dudehaan @ Mar 10 2009, 08:47 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=756363

Looks familiar. I had a steering stem bolt break while racing. Not them best thing to do.

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Thx 4 sharing did u opt for surgery? And how long were u in a sling?

Also how old were u

Thx again

Transplanted

· #9 · Mar 11, 2009

That really sucks bro, sorry to hear this. Hopefully just a minor set back though.

I didn't break my collar bone, but separated my shoulder BAAD! Well, in the end I have 1-1/2" cut off the end of the collar bone where it meets the shoulder (so they don't touch) and my left shoulder will never be in "socket" again. They had to cut my collar bone down so when I moved my arm it wouldn't grind in the shoulder socket because it could never be set back into place again. Happened when I was like 21 and I am now going on 34 and still riding like a mad man! I even race MX!

Good luck man, take care of it and you will be back on in no time.

zum

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 12, 2009

Went to see the sports specialist today and turns out the break is to critical to heal on its own so i will be having reconstructive surgery on tues

Damn... It

Stix2007

· #11 · Mar 12, 2009

sorry to hear that man. good luck with that, and I wish you a speedy recovery

mattshs2005

· #12 · Mar 12, 2009

ouch sucks man. i hope it get better fast for ya

dudehaan

· #13 · Mar 12, 2009

I was 21 and didn't have surgery, but took me two months before I could ride again. Another guy I knew had surgery and was riding in a lil less than a month after. He was about 24 when he broke his. I would probably go with surgery if they suggest it.

I was only in a sling for the first two weeks, they never put me in a figure 8 brace.

Mine healed just like the picture shows. So I can't really sleep on the side very much, and it gets a pain in it every once in a while.

zum

Discussion Starter · #14 · Mar 31, 2009

update its been 2 weeks since my surgery and thought i would update

its been hellish being in a damn sling and ive lost a good amount of muscle mass and strength in my left arm which really sucks

my break required 9 screws and a plate to put back together and i am not allowed to start physical therepy for another 2 weeks :disgust:

im out of a sling as of today and had my staples removed :clap:

here is some pics i took right before they removed them

glad to have them out so i can start moving my arm more

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norcalrider

· #15 · Mar 31, 2009

Good thing you are right handed :strokin:

zum

Discussion Starter · #16 · Mar 31, 2009

QUOTE (norcalrider @ Mar 30 2009, 10:40 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=764240

Good thing you are right handed :strokin:[/b]

wow how did you know

3L3M3NT

· #17 · Apr 1, 2009

QUOTE (norcalrider @ Mar 31 2009, 12:40 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=764240

Good thing you are right handed :strokin:[/b]

QUOTE (zum @ Mar 31 2009, 12:42 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=764241

wow how did you know [/b]

LMFAO :mhihi:

norcalrider

· #18 · Apr 1, 2009

You know that reeeally small helmet cam I have now...

Oregon's Finest

· #19 · Apr 1, 2009

you sure it was a helmet cam? that sounds kind of like a two person event you two went on... with the stroking by zum and then norcal needing a helmet with a camera... sounds like you two had fun

zum

Discussion Starter · #20 · Apr 2, 2009

QUOTE (Oregon's Finest @ Apr 1 2009, 03:31 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=764930

you sure it was a helmet cam? that sounds kind of like a two person event you two went on... with the stroking by zum and then norcal needing a helmet with a camera... sounds like you two had fun[/b]

nope!

i believe i would have remembered such a event... now whats going on between you and norcal in your avatar is another story :neener:

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