Hi PhysioBob & members,

It has been such a challenge trying to find anything on the net regarding rehabilitation for acetabulum fractures, and I thankfully just came across this thread.

I am a very keen cyclist, just had a baby at the end of June and was back on my bike a week after my baby was born. It helped me immensely get back to my pre-pregnancy shape and I was building my level of fitness quite rapidly back to pre-pregnancy/endurance/competitive level that I was at.

Anyways 2 months later (24 August 2011) I was on my bike and got hit by a car. I fractured my right acetabulum in several places, with displacement of over 5mm. This required immediate surgery to pin and plate it all back to place.

It is nearly 3 weeks later. I am on crutches touch-weight-bearing on the right leg for about 6 weeks, then review of 4-6 weeks half-weight-bearing.

As I am such a sporting freak, like most of you that I have read on this thread (so I empathise with you all ALOT), I am going INSANE not being able to do much. I just joined a gym and am doing upper/supported machine weights & some core work every second day to try and keep some strength and to make it easier to rehabilitate my lower half when the time calls.


Knowing this basic background about my situation, my question is, when do you think I would be able to start some form of basic rehab/movement/strength work on the lower half of my body?

Assuming my scar is healed completely (which it almost is already), would I be able to get into a pool at this early stage still on touch-weight-bearing? To do some resistance work and even some swimming with a float between my knees so I don't use the hip area too much?

Also, when would you recommend I would be able to get back on a stationery bike for some non-impact resistance using the hips/legs?

Any information about when you think I would be able to do some form of cardio/non-impact based work would be so greatly appreciated! And suggestions on what type of stuff as well!

Thanks so much. And thanks guys for this thread, so grateful right now.

Cheers,
Kath