Alpine Skiing
So the doctor who operated Lindsey in February: "I thought a return to skiing after nine months, but you're not, given that it is broke two ligaments, with a fracture of the tibial plateau and-tear meniscus and cartilage .. .. "
Wednesday 11 September 2013 7 minutes reading time
Taken from SkiRacing Magazine
When the Olympic champion in charge of the downhill, Lindsey Vonn, has put on skis for the first time after six months, the happiest of all was definitely the dr. Bill Sterett, who works with the women's team in alpine skiing. He has operated the champion of Minnesota, winner of four World Cups, after the terrible accident on his right knee occorsole in Schladming, with, among other things'', cruciate ligament and medial and anterior tibial plateau fracture.
At the request of the same Vonn, Sterett has traveled with the team at a time of Portillo, Chile, for the situation be monitored by Lindsey on his return in the snow. "Lindsey seemed to me like a child in front of a candy store" - he said sympathetically Sterett -. He decided however to put your skis on Saturday, or the day on which we traveled all night ... '' And the snow came back at 15.30, for the first time ever after'' intervention. "
Lindsey and his coach reference, Jeff Fergus, were the only ones that day to go skiing. For Vonn only a few corners in free field with the boots are not connected ... "And Lindsey was as happy as ever you can see a skier happy on his return six months after an injury."
At the time of chat Ski Racing with Sterett, Lindsey had only skied three days with a single daily session simple and basic exercises. And in each of these three days the dr. Sterett has always examined the knee at the end of each session'' s training, to make sure there were no swelling, pain or other various. "No problem - confirmed Sterett - did not feel any pain in the knee and has not been any kind of swelling. Told us, indeed, had not even thought about the knee, on skis. Only problem, does not want to absolutely wear a brace. Well, when we'' l have ... ".
Vonn has ambitiously stated he wanted to go skiing in the doors already during this training camp in Chile, which will last until September 14, but the doctor is not too convinced: "For an'' athlete who returns from injury, normally begins to increase the volume of work before the'' intensity. Intensity, in this case, means just train with the doors already, instead volume is skiing in free field. So we gradually increased its volume of work taking it from two to five and then to seven "revolutions" in free field, making sure each time the positive response of the knee. then introduce the work with the doors, but only when we have brought up the volume of work. If that happens already here in Chile or not I do not know, although a possibility exists. "
Sterett assured as Lindsey is clearly ahead in his recovery process than budgeted. "We have worked and cared for millions of athletes, especially skiers, after the rupture of an anterior cruciate ligament and now we know what can be the recovery time. And Lindsey has had an injury worse, because you broke two ligaments, with a fracture in addition, the torn meniscus, as well as damage to the cartilage.'' s Before operation, we assumed a return on the snow nine months later, ie for October or November, during training camp in Copper Mountain. ... But Lindsey is amazing, it has broken all records for a recovery from an injury so severe. I'm surprised the point where you already are right now ... ".
Sterett, who followed Lindsey throughout his sporting course no really serious injuries to Schladming, he added that Vonn is in the best shape of his career in relation to the upper body and core strength and that the leg injured has recovered all its strength than the "healthy", left: "It'' as fit as ever before."
The inevitable question concerning what is expected of Lindsey in the next season, or if it can be 100%, Bill replied: "I think so. Clearly, over the coming months there are still many obstacles to overcome with the least inconvenience. issues have always been two: first, how he will respond on his knee, and second, how it will respond to its head. And I answer by saying that she is a psychological situation in a very positive, as I had never seen in previously by any athlete after an injury like that or even less severe.'re not looking only to return to racing. No, she does not see the'' time to get back to winning. She just wants to win. "
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