EFFORTPOST gym fails and sports accidents || bone breaker special

Bone breaking is arguably one of the most cringe-worthy content out there. Whether it's caused by pure accident or human stupidity it's bound to make you wince.

Some of these will be recycled from my gym fails and sporting accident post

There are several types of bone breaks

Bone breaking recovery time generally ranges from 6-8 weeks or more (depending on the break and severeity). After the recovery period, you're able to resume activity as normal (possibly with short term splits or braces to keep everything proper). Bone breaks take around a year or more to completely heal while in the remodeling phase, depending the severity of the break this time may be extended. It is important to take into account that the injury may look healed on the outside, but on the inside your bones are still repairing themselves until completion.

During the healing and remodeling process, it starts with the inflammation stage which occurs hours-days after the break. After a few days-weeks, chondroblasts produce a soft callus of cartilage around the fracture, providing initial stability after the fraxrure/break. This is then replaced by a hard callus formed by osteoblasts, which gradually replaces the soft callus with woven bone over a few weeks. Eventually, the hard callus is remodeled over several months to years by osteoclasts and osteoblasts, replacing the woven bone with stronger lamellar bone, thereby restoring the bone's original shape and strength. Throughout this process, proper nutrition, appropriate weight-bearing activity, and physical therapy are reccomended to support optimal bone healing and remodeling.

Now enough with the nerd stuff let's get onto the good stuff

And a special mention to @weko997 for helping me find some of this conrent!

Gym Mishaps

Leg Work

don't lock your knees when using the leg press, this will happen

When lifting with these machines, it's important to keep your knees bent slightly to prevent an accident like this. The weight will force your legs backwards

keeping your legs too stiff

lifting too heavily causes open fracture

weighted pushups end in a broken finger

arm bends backwards after lifting

arm break after lift

Ruptures, Tears + Dislocations

Weights

pectoral tears

hamstring tears

double bicep tear

failed 400lb log press attempt causes bilateral patellar tendon rupture

Lifting too heavily/lifting beyond your abilities, using incorrect form, and stretching too deeply can cause your muscles to tear. In severe cases, surgery may be required which is followed by several long months of healing and rehabilitation (location dependent).

meme

Sports

49ers Dre Greenlaw tears left Achilles tendon

Depending on the severity, a ruptured Achilles tendon may require surgery to repair. With or without, rehab and physical therapy will be needed with up to 6 months or more of healing time

Dak Prescott ankle fracture + dislocation

gymnastics double leg dislocation

skater dislocates ankle then corrects it

Skaters and Bikers

Skaters

failed tricks

↑ bro did not need an ambo for that 😭

rails + stairs

arm snappers

skater breaks teeth + jaw (?)

Scooters

failed trick

skater fails trick and breaks leg (2 angles)

Bikers

bikers fail stunts and breaks leg

Sports Fails

Football + Soccer

sideline worker gets a broken leg after a player slides onto him

Tony Adams breaks finger

unknown football player breaks leg

soccer player breaks foot after falling from a kick

Ewald Lienen with exposed femur break (?)

Argentinian defender breaks leg during Copa Libertadores match

Basketball

BBL basketball gone wrong

Kevin Ware with exposed tibia break

Tyrone Prothro breaks leg

Gymnastics

gymnast (?) breaks leg

(sorry for not having it cropped, it wouldn't play if i did it)

broken lower leg

failed stunt

gymnast breaks arm

gymnast breaks both ankles

Much like in the gym, in gymnastics it is important to have a spotter who can catch you or throw something your way to prevent injury.

examples of gymnastics spotting

Wrestling, Karate + Fights

wrestling match ends in broken arm

leg broken during karate match

MMA(?) arm break

MMA fighter snaps leg

MMA fighter breaks leg

Chris Weidman blocks Anderson Silva's kick and breaks his leg. 8 Years later, Uriah Hall blocks Chris Weidman's kick and breaks his leg

guy breaks his brothers neck while wrestling

play fighting with officer leads in leg break

arm breaks during fight

Arm Wrestling

arm wrestling bone break videos

reddit /u/smkrby broken arm Xray + post surgery after arm wrestling match gone wrong

reddit /u/abdoSabbagh broken arm Xray + post surgery + healing after arm wrestling match

reddit /u/Novawave12 arm wrestling break Xray

Skiing

double leg breaker

Miscellaneous

rock climber breaks leg

forcibly having leg broken (unknown reason)

Terms

Osteoclasts: the cells that degrade bone to initiate normal bone remodeling and mediate bone loss in pathologic conditions by increasing their resorptive activity [1]

Osteoblasts: the cells that form new bone and repair existing bones

Sources

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883363/#:~:text=Osteoclasts%20are%20the%20cells%20that,formation%20in%20the%20bone%20marrow.

[2] https://www.rch.org.au/fracture-education/fracture_healing/