...rounding 5B, at least initially thought so, felt like getting shot in the ankle.
Turns out the right Achille's tendon ripped off the calcaneus. Fortunately not the week prior at Lake 38.
If I can offer any advice, it would be not to ski if worsening symptoms of a chronic, nagging Haglund's syndrome persists. Typically Achille's tendon ruptures occur in otherwise asymptomatic tendons, which I can attest to on the left side 3 years ago. The sudden, large loads occurring in slalom skiing are probably somewhat unique and any nagging symptoms of the AT should receive conservative rx until resolved, prior to skiing.
With some hard work and luck, hopefully will be skiing in Lake 38 Ski, Freeze, or Die next December; preferably hth vs,
@Razorskier1 (if I get a 9 buoy handicap).
Repaired with Arthrex SpeedBridge anchoring system and Fiber Tape suture.


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Good luck with the recovery.
So....Turtle soup for Christmas dinner?
happened July 29th, this year. Tail of ski blew out
Speedy recovery @Gloersen !
@skierjp – nice incision Jim, hope you’re all healed and back on the water. Bet you’ll be thinking more about going to a deep/short fin setup.
@Bruce_Butterfield – turtle soup for Christmas dinner is a great idea!
Everyone should keep a roll of duct tape in the boat and vehicle; couldn’t have driven home without taping it.
Thanks Ballers for the well wishes. Merry Christmas to everyone!
Soon as partial weight-bearing is feasible I'm looking forward to getting down there, hanging with the LaPoint Ski Park denizens; driving and soaking up pointers.
Hope everyone rips well on a Merry Christmas Day!
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But can show it's wise to keep your AT (or any other body part) at a distance from one of these...and I thought skiers did dumb stuff...