I broke the lateral process of my talus last january, but they missed it on the initial x ray, thinking it was just a badly sprained ankle. Like an idiot, I kept skiing on it until april, then I finally got a CT scan that revealed the break, and it showed that I had obliterated the cartilage by skiing on the broken bone for so long.
I got surgery to repair the talus bone, but the doc said it was only a matter of time before I would have to get the joint fused. He basically said to do lots of PT, tough it out for as long as I can, but once regular tasks like walking start becoming too painful, that I would have to have the joint connecting the talus and calcaneus fused. Basically I won't be able to invert or evert (roll) my ankle at all.
Anyone have experience skiing after this surgery? The surgeon said that skiing would actually be better than most things because of how much support the boot gives you, but things like basketball even walking on an angled roof will be impossible. I'd like to still be able to jump and ski aggressively and not just ski like a beater, but IDK how its going to go. Anyone have experience here?
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