Looking for new pads

Poopy - bummer!

Broken my left patella x2 - first time was in the Army, barely noticed it as I also broke the left tib/fib, my right radius/ulna and nicked the left radial artery - my mind was too otherwise occupied to notice a little thing like a sore knee, I guess. Second time was 5 years ago skateboarding (yes, check my age, I'm an idiot).

Both times were through and through breaks, luckily non-displaced (so no wire and screws - that's in my right foot but its a totally different injury)

First one, the Army had me in physical therapy before the anaesthesia wore off and I never noticed the knee, by the time the tib/fib had healed the knee felt great. They had me strengthening the quad with no-resistance range-of-motion (limited) and I was taking calcium supplements. I was jumping 3 months later, doing PT, humping a ruck.

Second one, my (then) crappy insurance wouldn't cover physical therapy, and I still feel it. I spent 6 weeks in an immobilizer. In fact, it changed the way I walk enough that I'm having bunion surgery next month on the left side and will probably need it on the right in a few years.

Point is - do your phys therapy! And go see a Knee specialist. Looking back I should have just paid for it myself after the second time - hell, I can always make more money, but I'm only going to get one body.

And get better knee pads.

And dodge the rocks.

Wow thats some great advice everyone! I will look up a knee specialist asap, sounds like the way to go.

Thanks so much.

Rob

1 month later, I can walk pretty normally, but still cant put a lot of weight on my knee. No riding sucks. Im thinking 2 more weeks then a light ride.

+1 on asterix or cti..hard to get used to but then you feel naked without them ..you can get them custom fit with a few measurements

I think hockey pads will be too big to fit into boots.
It seems to me back when I was racing twenty-odd years ago you couldn't buy mx pants without knee/shin protection. What happened? Now you can't find any mx pants that have built-in protection. Being more of a casual dual-sporter these days I go with non-mx pants that have built-in CE approved armor for both the knee/shin and hips or off-road pants with Dainese under-armor for day rides. Those Asterisk pads look like the cats meow though. Maybe when I'm done dumping money into my bike

I too wear CTi's. I was fortunate, that I got customs for both legs. I did buy the Thor Force guards for trail work on the bike and light DS riding. I put them on over my jeans or under riding pants and they work great.
Norman