Popular Post Ethereal Posted October 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 18, 2023 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uras Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 another way to look at this question is "which is worse; broken clavicle or broken wrist?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gon2fast Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I have broken my wrist a handful of times with other sports, but no thank you to a broken collar bone. When I rode BMX a few years back I had a few friends who broke their collar bones via the handle bars (hands blew off the grips and chest slammed the bars... ouch). The first couple weeks of recovery was horrendous for those guys. Ironically, I do not think that my roost guard actually protects my clavicles... Time for a gear upgrade, good thing Xmas is around the corner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uras Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 I'm fearful of injuries and the subsequent medical interventions. I've had two bad breaks on motorcycles - both below the knees. Really I'm the most geared up I've ever been on the euc and it is the safest form of transport I've ever ridden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eucner Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, gon2fast said: I do not think that my roost guard actually protects my clavicles... Time for a gear upgrade Unfortunately there is no clavicle armors. Chest armor and shoulder pads can only partly cover clavicle area and give some protection for a direct hit. Undirect hit to shoulder, elbow or out-stretched arm is also a common way to broke clavicle. Pads can help very little with this. The best clavicle protection is to know how to fall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymnast1946 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 This the result of a broken collarbone and the fracture wasn't even displaced. It did not occur while riding. I was skiing at high speed into the sun heading for a race course to set the course for the day. A ski patroller had tied a rope across the trail (it shouldn't have been there) and I got "clotheslined" in the mouth. Any lower it would have caught me in the neck and I wouldn't still be alive. I got knocked unconcious for five minutes, got a concussion and a broken clavicle. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethereal Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 8 hours ago, gymnast1946 said: This the result of a broken collarbone and the fracture wasn't even displaced. It did not occur while riding. I was skiing at high speed into the sun heading for a race course to set the course for the day. A ski patroller had tied a rope across the trail (it shouldn't have been there) and I got "clotheslined" in the mouth. Any lower it would have caught me in the neck and I wouldn't still be alive. I got knocked unconcious for five minutes, got a concussion and a broken clavicle. Wow! You certainly are very lucky that you did not get decapitated by the rope. One error by the ski patroller could have cost your life. Based on your superficial hematoma on your anterior chest, you must have ended up sliding initially on your back after being knocked out and then rolled from back to front as you kept sliding downhill and still unconscious. Hope you are fully recovered from your fall and clavicular injury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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