there seems to be some real confusion
December 8th, 2009 |Spiral fracture of the femur is something you can only get from riding on the road in the winter.
You can get all kinds of other injuries riding on all kinds of other surfaces during all kinds of other times of years. But riding on the road? In the winter?
SPIRAL FRACTURE
It happens.
There are several types of bone fracture, including:
Oblique – a fracture which goes at an angle to the axis, caused by riding on the velodrome in the spring
Comminuted – a fracture of many relatively small fragments, caused by riding on a dirt trail in the summer
Spiral – a fracture which runs around the axis of the bone, caused by riding on the road in the winter
Compound – a fracture (also called open) which breaks the skin, caused by having the Donimator ride over you at any time of year
6 Responses to “there seems to be some real confusion”
It’s all clear to me now. Thanks.
I’m so thankful for clarity.
eeeuwwww! What kind of fracture does a Vikings player get in the last 7 min of a losing game?
@Family Ties: I don’t follow that “sport”
YES, I can attest that a comminuted fracture does hurt. A sheep and I collided this past spring while riding in western Ireland. I ended up with a comminuted frature of my left humerus and a broken clavicle. The best part is that I had to get back on my bike and ride 6 miles to get to a phone. I fared better than the sheep as the Irish national health care paid for the surgery.
@RandL: Socialist pig.