Re: a break in the action

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Date: Wed Oct 29 1997 - 18:36:51 PST


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Do we need quick release bindings instead of foot straps?
Downhill bindings do perfect job. The forces after a 40m (120ft) long
jump at 120 km/h (70mph) are enormous, but the bindings hold. However,
a light twist, and the ski is released. I do not believe Marker or
Rossignol cannot develop something similar for us. Shall we ask them?

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On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Ken Poulton wrote:

> A followup on my broken ankle story...
>
> Ankle surgery took 2 1/2 hours. The doctor put four screws in the fibula
> (small leg bone). The inside ankle bone break turned out to have lots
> of small pieces; he put in two pins and a screw and wound some wire
> around them to hold the pieces in place. And then he found that I tore
> a ligament, so I got a 2-inch screw through both tibia and fibula to
> hold them in place while the ligament heals.
>
> I'll be in casts for a total of 8 weeks. The big screw comes out two
> weeks later; they guess about two months of rehabilitation. On the
> other hardware, my doctor says the ankle-bone wire and stuff will
> probably be uncomfortable and suggests taking it out about two months
> later. And the screws on the other side will probably be temperature
> sensitive, so I may want those out, too.
>
> Xrays at http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Ken_Poulton/ankle.html
>
>
> Ken Poulton
> poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
>
>
> "Too fast for comfort,
> Too low to fly.
> Too young to die." -- David Crosby
>



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