Acetabulum Fracture from Mountain Biking Accident

[Jolyon P]

Hi Dimitri
It is 115 days since I fell from my bike on a very slippery bit of road at about 10kph with the full impact being taken by my hip, even so I think it was unlucky for me to break my acetabulum so badly. I was lucky in that all the broken parts actually stayed in place so were in the right place for setting. The haematoma caused by the injury was incredible and the pain i would rate at 7out of 10 however I was always able to sleep at night. Like you, cycling is my passion and I spent lots of time worrying whether I would be able to do it again. I also spent considerable time looking for cycling shorts that would protect me in the event of the same fall happening again. I will mot ride clipped in to pedals until my conficence has returned and will think twice before going out on wet roads.How did your accident happen?

[Dmayer]

I was doing a quick round of 60 km and was on my way back home when i suddenly woke up in an ambulance. The story was that i hit a pole standing in the middle of the cyclists road to prevent cars from entering. Apparently i smashed into it with my right knee. Very odd was that my bike was not damaged, and i hardly had any scratches besides my knee. I am riding with 4 seasons tyres since i fell in the past when it was wet. Works for me eventhought they are a bit heavier.