Comments on: CRAP! Just when things start to go well…

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:03:46 +0000

This just happened to my sister. After having a knee replacement her femur broke about an inch above her knee implant about 6 weeks post knee surgery. She had the plate placed in her leg with 12 screws. 2 months later she wakes up with the pain you describe and has had surgery today to replace the plate and also to have additional bone packed into the break. She has not been weight baring on the leg for all this time. She uses a walker and hopes around.
Do you have any more information as to why this happened?

By: Jeff in Korea

Jeff in Korea — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:33:27 +0000

Gaijin:

I have no idea. No one seems to have a clue at this point. But I do know that if/when titanium DOES crack and break, it snaps the bone too.

By: Gaijin Biker

Gaijin Biker — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:48:00 +0000

How the hell do you crack titanium?

By: james

james — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 13:56:12 +0000

great blogging. if anybody wants a motorcycle they can hae mine for free. im buying a fox creek jacket instead. go easy on your leg

By: Richardson

Richardson — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:11:34 +0000

Sorry to hear about that. My Mom had to have a plate put in her leg after her femur was shattered 2 years ago, so I know what some of the process is like.

Not sure of your chances, but I’d at least look into some comp from the manufacturer, although sending the part to them may result in it being ‘lost.’

By: Jon Allen

Jon Allen — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:34:51 +0000

Ouch, I felt awful just reading that.
big vote of sympathy from me too.

By: Brendon Carr

Brendon Carr — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:42:13 +0000

Jeff, hard as this is to say, you should be out of commission for three or four months. Your leg is in jeopardy — please, don’t rush things.

By: iheartblueballs

iheartblueballs — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:48:50 +0000

VANK is demanding an immediate apology from you dirty foreigners for implying that Korean titanium is not of the highest quality.

Not only does Korean titanium hold up under the heaviest of pressures, but it also cures cancer, SARS, AIDS, and that cheese smell that permeates whitey.

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:09:01 +0000

Stick it to ‘em Jeff… cracked titanium? Either you’re 800 lbs and skydiving or that plate was a piece of crap.

By: Nomad

Nomad — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:04:49 +0000

Tell them to use real titanium this time! Hope things go better and the leg heals up in time for that Pusan marathon next year :).