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<blockquote data-quote="Thirteen Below" data-source="post: 1031204" data-attributes="member: 18006"><p>Almost completely, yes, but it took years altogether.</p><p></p><p>My left front upper leg was crushed by a falling backhoe on a construcytion site, fom just below the hip joint to just above the knee. It was basically hamburger, as the orthopedist described it. The first month or so they didn't expect tp save it, but when it started to become clear I was probably going to keep the leg, it became apparent that as the quad healed, it was almost solid scar tissue. It was like I had a 1x6 plank in my leg; if I pushed down on one edge, the other edge would rise up. Very strange thing to see.</p><p></p><p>They said the only way I'd be able to use the leg again would be if I tore up the scar tissue before it took over the whole muscle. Otherwise the scar tissue would twist and distort, my leg would be misaligned, and there wouldn't be any way to fix it later. Had to be done in real time, while scar tissue was forming, and I had to do it myself every night for as long as I could stand it. </p><p></p><p>You can still see something "off" about the front of my leg when I'm wearing shorts, because the quad didn't turn out quite right. Doctors spot it immediately, but most people don't notice. All in all, it turmed out far, far better than they expected. It was a couple of years before I could walk normally, and maybe a few more before the limp disappeared, but I was riding my bicycle recreationally by the following spring because a stationary bike was my physical therapy. I spent every free hour on some sort of bike, and the 2nd year, I took up bycile racing. Raced for years, road racing and mountain bikes. Within a few years, I was playing basketball again, and eventually even hockey - although it was probably over 15 years before I could stand any contact with the quad, and still can't take too much of a blow.</p><p></p><p>I'm 66 now, and still play hockey and basketball competitively in the over-50 age range, and hike hundreds of miles a year. I still notice nerve damage and circulatory problems, but as long as I excercise the hell out of it on a regular basis, it stays pretty healthy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thirteen Below, post: 1031204, member: 18006"] Almost completely, yes, but it took years altogether. My left front upper leg was crushed by a falling backhoe on a construcytion site, fom just below the hip joint to just above the knee. It was basically hamburger, as the orthopedist described it. The first month or so they didn't expect tp save it, but when it started to become clear I was probably going to keep the leg, it became apparent that as the quad healed, it was almost solid scar tissue. It was like I had a 1x6 plank in my leg; if I pushed down on one edge, the other edge would rise up. Very strange thing to see. They said the only way I'd be able to use the leg again would be if I tore up the scar tissue before it took over the whole muscle. Otherwise the scar tissue would twist and distort, my leg would be misaligned, and there wouldn't be any way to fix it later. Had to be done in real time, while scar tissue was forming, and I had to do it myself every night for as long as I could stand it. You can still see something "off" about the front of my leg when I'm wearing shorts, because the quad didn't turn out quite right. Doctors spot it immediately, but most people don't notice. All in all, it turmed out far, far better than they expected. It was a couple of years before I could walk normally, and maybe a few more before the limp disappeared, but I was riding my bicycle recreationally by the following spring because a stationary bike was my physical therapy. I spent every free hour on some sort of bike, and the 2nd year, I took up bycile racing. Raced for years, road racing and mountain bikes. Within a few years, I was playing basketball again, and eventually even hockey - although it was probably over 15 years before I could stand any contact with the quad, and still can't take too much of a blow. I'm 66 now, and still play hockey and basketball competitively in the over-50 age range, and hike hundreds of miles a year. I still notice nerve damage and circulatory problems, but as long as I excercise the hell out of it on a regular basis, it stays pretty healthy. [/QUOTE]
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