broken leg doesn't fit in my boot right.

[thisisastickup]

so I broke my leg at alta in february. I broke my tibia right below the top of the boot, and the break runs about three inches up and to the front of my shin. it healed in a way that means it's a little out of alignment with the rest of my shin, so there's a a gradual rise up to where it broke and then it goes back to normal. it's not huge, but it's big enough that when I put my boots on, all of the pressure I put into the front of my boot ends up right on that spot. not only does it feel awkward, it fucking HURTS.

I've been to the doctor, he said I'm good to go and that was about a month ago. what I'm asking is if anyone has had a problem like this, and if it's unreasonable to think I can get something done bootwise that will allow me to ski on opening day, which is like fucking tomorrow because utah.

also, I'll post a picture of the xray after my camera is charged.

[criscam]

is the gradual rise a calcium buildup where the break was? i just had surgery on mine to "shave" it down. still a little bump, but not as pronounced. i could ski with it the last couple years but if i went hard for a few days in a row it got pretty sore. not sure if this is your situation or not...

[thisisastickup]

here's the xray. this is from the day of surgery, so it basically looks like that now but filled in. I can't find the most recent one but like the bone has filled in fully and the doctor said yeah, you're all good. my aunt who is a PA at the USC hospital has told me that the pain is normal and that it's because the area around the break is very vascular and that's why it hurts. would foam injected liners or something like that do the trick?




and my leg only looks funny because I twisted it around to take the picture.

[tone capone]

Intuition liners might help. I gave myself horrible heel spurs skiing in beat liners and I got to the point where I couldn't even ski anymore. With the intuitions, they cushioned the heel spurs so well I can now flex fully into the tongue of the boot with no heel spur pain. I don't know if this will help with that kind of shin pain, it probly won't totally fix the problem but it has the potential to help. Good luck.

[24 seven]

I feel your pain - sort of. I completely tore my right Achilles tendon 4 years ago. It is now about 3 times thicker than my left Achilles tendon. Stock liners are a no-go. Intuitions are good to go. Good luck!

[lookinback]

I have the same issue, see my post acouple threads down. I am also recovering from an IM rod and have also been noticing the calcium buildup on the front of my shin. I will try and get a picture tomorrow sometime. Im going in for x-rays at the end of the month and will have a better answer for you, but I have already started to design an intuition liner that is more padded around the rest of my shin in hopes of relieving some of the pressure. Im also planning on starting to ski in VERY soft boots and taking it easy for a bit before bringing back the plug shells and heavy skis.

[Pudendal]

Do some surgery on your liners for a quick fix. This worked for me after I boot top fractured both tib fibs. Cut a vertical slice in the tongue liner, pull some foam out with needle nose pliers right at the pressure spot. Cover the slice with duct tape. Done. Intuition or foam injected liners may or may not work as the tongue isn't really "moldable". It gets better with time. I don't have to mess with my boots anymore for the calcification bump.

[thisisastickup]

okay, this is definitely good for me to hear. I guess I'm just freaking out because I was expecting to ski and be 100% opening day, I guess that was a bit ridiculous though.

also, for an IM nail, is it not possible to perfectly align the bone? because I feel like mine should have been set a bit more even.

[old goat]

Does your doctor think the lump will improve in time--bone does remodel after fractures heal. If you haven't asked him you should. If you want to avoid surgery on your boots, especially if your doc thinks the bump may improve over time, and if you have enough room in the boots you might try padding the leg instead of cutting the boot--pad the area around the lump leaving a hole for the lump itself (like a donut) and see if you can relieve the pressure enough that way.

[thisisastickup]

But if you see how the bump is, it's gradual and not just a calcification bump. I'm thinking about cutting up my liners, I really don't give a damn about my boots. they were 250 on sale at backcountry last season so it's not like I dropped a shitload on them. I'm probably going to hit up sports loft and talk to earl there in the next few days.

[Sinecure]

Liners. Then Fischer Vacuums if that doesn't do it.