[No, this is not a thread about building a remote chalet girder-by-girder, and I will take professional advice if I plan to strap planks to my feet again. Don't worry, I'm just curious at this stage].
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of skiing following a fully-healed broken tibia, with metalwork (specifically an ankle-mid leg length plate) still in? I broke mine mid-shaft in two places last February. Discussing the future, the NHS consultant explained how it's best to have the titanium gubbins removed if you plan to lead an active life as you're more susceptible to breaking the bone again at the end of the plate in a future incident.
Should I be concerned about skiing? Am I significantly more likely to screw myself over if I have a fall? Is the resulting injury likely to be significantly worse than having the same accident with a 'virgin' leg (I read somewhere on UKC of a climber who was warned that a further injury might lead to amputation...)?
I've been climbing, running, playing ice hockey and being generally very active for the past six months with no troubles - it seems, for all intents and purposes, to be 100%.
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