UPDATE:

Hello Everyone,

It has been a 2 months since I last posted and since that time Jacob has made remarkable progress. Our meeting with the surgeon was good, but he ordered that Jacob should continue to physio and could return to hockey practice, but with NO contact for 3 months. It was a sad day for him and if I am being honest me too, as we had hoped he would be cleared to return when tolerated. Instead of sulking about it, Jacob (keep in miind he is 9) put the time to good use, working hard every day one his physio, riding the bike and by January the leg was so strong he returned to practice with his team. It was at this time that our physiotherapist referred us to a sports physiotherapist. We started seeing her once a week where she would give him new exercises, test his progress and he was given EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) on the quad of his effected limb. As you can see in this video I took of him just now, his limp is gone when walking. When he runs and skates he has a slight hitch in his stride, but even that has become less and less as his quad/glute continue to grow in size and strength.

Jacob has now progressed to the point where she said he no longer needed to see her. He continues to do lunges, planks, balance ball and runs 2-4 km four days a week. On the ice, his speed, hands and shot have not lost a thing, but I have noticed his first three strides (where you get all your power) are not the same, but realize that like all things in the process take time.

As it stands now Jacob will meet with the surgeon on Mar 2 and is expected to clear him for full games/practices. It's unfortunate that he missed his entire AAA hockey season, but as it turns out he will return just in time for playoffs and his team are expected to win the provincials. Exciting for him and us.

I will update when I know more, but wanted to take the time to thank everyone that offered their help to us here. As a parent it's a scary thing to see your child injured and even tougher if they are asking question you don't have the knowledge to answer. That was the case for me and being able to get support here was very reassuring to both myself, my wife and my son. Thank you all.

One last thing, over this process I have learned a great deal about the recovery of hockey related femur #'s and if anyone is reading this and has question I would be more then willing to try to help you just as so many here have helped us.

Thanks Jim