Enduro Pro Spends 27 Days In Cyprus Hospital With Complications From Broken Leg
It is every traveler’s nightmare to be stuck in a hospital far from home with a serious health scare.
British enduro racer Lachlan Blair, unfortunately, experienced this after breaking his leg riding during a visit to the island nation of Cyprus. See his update about his month-long hospital stay below.
Lachlan certainly had a rough go of it. As you can see from the slides, the swelling was huge.
In his post’s caption, Blair said that he suffered from compartment syndrome which according to the medical website Ortho Info is pressure from internal bleeding that hinders blood flow in muscles.
Having complications from an injury is a worst-case scenario, especially if you are in a foreign country. In a comment on his post, Blair gave more information.
I was having an incredible time out training in Cyprus with @tomwilson101 getting big days in on our Highlander II’s and riding some incredible trails thanks to @theodorouandreas1 showing us the goods! On the weekend before we were due to fly home there was a local DH race on hosted by @gravitycy at Stavrovouni. The track was amazing fun so we were excited to race it! Just before our seeding runs were due to start a massive rain storm came in completely changing the track, with the thought that finals might be cancelled due to the weather I decided to push hard in my seeding run to try for a good time.
Unfortunately I washed out in a corner however I thought I had managed to save it but my leg got trapped between a bank and my pedal and just instantly folded in half knowing my leg was broken I crashed into a bush and fell over (the video at the end of the post). Thanks to the amazing organisation of @gravitycy it wasn’t long before I was taken off the track and driven to the hospital. X-rays at the hospital confirmed what I had known for hours, that my leg was obliterated. I got some paracetamol and was checked into the hospital due for surgery when the swelling went down.
Unfortunately however that night I developed compartment syndrome in my leg and had to have emergency surgery at 2am to relive the pressure. It took 3 weeks and 4 more minor operations before the leg was ready for the final surgery to put metalwork in and stabilise the fractures. This operation went well and I’ve now got a massive plate bolted onto my tibia holding everything together. After 27days in the hospital I’m now free and on my way home! Leg feels good and I will keep you all updated on the recovery process as I find out more.
Lachlan Blair is a British Enduro racer who rides for Deviate Cycles. Thankfully he is finally headed home. We at BIKE wish him a speedy recovery.
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