Brett,
how are you recovering from your accident?

I don't have any suggestions for you, but was wondering if you had any pointers for me. I was involved in a car accident with serious fractures to the hip and pelvic area on jul 9th. You are a little ahead of me on the healing process I noticed. Are you back at work? How is your therapy?
It is a very depressing situation and I can surely sympathize with you.

I have been back at work full time since late september and find it has been very beneficial for me mentally. Laying around the house was getting to me.

I went through physical therapy and found that after a certain point I was gaining more going to the gym and do my exercises at home, as long as I don't over do it. Progress seems slow to me but not to everyone else so I guess I am doing well.

I ice almost every day still and then use a heating pad which helps allot. For pain just celebrex now and a good vitaman routine.

Let me know how your doing. My thoughts are with you for a steady recovery.

I also shattered my acetabulum in a cycling accident, and also enjoy mountaineering and other endurance type events. I'm current 2 weeks post-op, and am wondering how things will turn out. How are you doing?

Everyone,

I suffered a acetabular fracture in January, 1997. I can tell you that I have never fully recovered. I was an active sixteen year old and have never been able to resume normal activities. That is not to say it cannot be done. Advancements in field since my accident are tremendous. All I can say is do your physical therapy and try to stay active.

To everyone, in 2006 I had a nasty crash while racing snowmobiles, the crash shoved the head of my femur through my acetabulum shattering it. I was 1 month in the hospital with 2 titanium plates and 12 screws, along with radiation treatments to kill bone fragments in the area they could not dig out. I was told best case scenario I would be back to work in about a year, it was the fastest year of my life, it actually ended up only being 3 months. as far as mobility I do suffer some loss. Work hard during your rehabilitation time, work on stretching and you should recover fairly well depending on the severity of the injury.
Good luck to you that are on the road to recovery.

I had an acetabular reconstruction after a car accident in November 2007. I was a very active and athletic 23 year old when I was in the accident. I am now 25 years old and do not enjoy many of my favorite activities which included basketball and soccer. But I am very active, go to the gym every day and am able to bike and walk around the city without much problem. According to my therapists and doctors, I am in better shape than almost anyone they have seen go through our injury. I find that using the elliptical and stretching every single day helps tremendously. It is very important to try and align your body correctly when exercising and stretching. Don't use your leg in a "stilt" like fashion. Try to get your body moving from your hip to your foot when you start walking and many of your dead muscles will strengthen. If you were fortunate enough to get any pain and suffering money, or have a healthy income, I highly suggest forming a personal relationship with a massage therapist that really understands the body and how everything is connected. I have benefited over the last few months from having my massage therapist evaluate my walk and coach me on what I am doing wrong, what parts of my body are tight and what to focus on through every step of the day. Currently I suffer from bad pain in my hamstring and knee as well as occasional shooting pain in the hip joint. I also have some external rotation in my hit that makes my foot naturally turn out to the side, instead of being straight. I have some bad atrophy in one muscle on the side of my butt that causes and indent that looks like a dimple. I am doing everything I can to get this muscle going, but I'm having some trouble. If you are early in your injury I suggest staying busy and focusing on mechanics when doing your therapy. Stay active and work hard at your recovery, because it is well worth it. Anyone else have hamstring pain?

Tfourns and all,

I fractured the right side of my acetabulum in Dec 2008 from a cycling accident. I was lucky in that surgery wasn't required. The Dr. told me to put absolutely no weight on the right side, to let the body heal itself. I started physical therapy in late January 2009. By late March, I was able to bear weight without any crutches. I continued with therapy for about a month and then joined a gym.

I can definitely relate to everyone's pain. My hamstring feels tight everyday, and my hip flexor is tight as well. My right side feels really good after I get off the elliptical and finish post-workout stretches. But no more than 10-15 minutes go by, and I feel the tightness and pain again. Anybody know if this will ever go away? As for the hamstring, I feel your pain there. I can't seem to find any stretches that will help. What has and hasn't worked for you?

I wish everyone who reads this thread a speedy and full recovery. Thanks for sharing your stories.

My hamstring pain is really bad, but is mostly caused by sitting. Unfortunately I can't stand all day because I broke my back and also hurt my knee in my accident and standing becomes uncomfortable after about 30 minutes. If you can, try to keep your leg extended as much as possible. Even when sitting. There are many different hamstring stretches, but I find that standing straight, feet about an inch a part and leaning forward trying to touch the floor right in front of my toes works best. Take deep breaths every 10 seconds and try to go down a little further. Do this 3 times for 60 seconds. I'd also see a massage therapist and have them beat up your hamstring a little bit. Try that once or twice a week for a few weeks. If they have any significant trigger point therapy, or referral pain, experience then they may be more helpful. You also likely have some muscle atrophy somewhere in your glutes near where your hamstring connects. I'm not close to better, but I can conquer the hamstring pain at times with the things I discussed above. Good luck, stay at it and let me know if you have any questions. Its my thought that if you keep stretching and work on getting all the muscles that have atrophied back, then we can beat this hamstring pain! I'm still going at it strong and my accident was November 2007.

Best of luck,

Ted