Kamworor hit by motorcycle during run

Brutal, hope he recovers asap.

vigilante wrote:

Dr. Kill Dare wrote:

Both articles refer to an "open incomplete right tibia shaft fracture," which is a form of compound fracture (shards of broken bone breaking through the skin.). That's severe, especially so for a runner.

The late cyclist Marco Pantani suffered a similar injury when he was struck by an idiot in an SUV who had driven around barricades drove onto the (closed) Milan-Torino race course; it took him nearly two years to come back from that.

It infuriates me when the media refers to assaults like these as "accidents." An accident is if you trip or spill a cup of coffee. Driving too fast and recklessly for prevailing conditions and endangering more vulnerable road users is a choice, and a form of assault or attempted murder.

You’ve never driven in Africa, I’m assuming? Insanity is par for the course.

This!!!!

Having spent a month in Eldoret, this doesn't seem surprising. Traffic is chaos.

If it’s an incomplete fracture, that would presumably be good news (relative to other outcomes). That would make it likely a hairline or greenstick fracture (uncommon in adults, but one seen a lot in kids from perpendicular trauma), and perhaps the fact that it was open was due to lacerations from the collision. I can’t imagine how you could have a fracture that punctures the skin without completely breaking the bone. Curious about the surgery, but all things considered, it seems like it might be relatively favorable in terms of healing time and minimizing any long-term effects.

Pantani’s was an open compound fracture of the tibia and fibula, which is quite a bit worse than this sounds.

https://opentextbc.ca/anatomyandphysiology/wp-content/uploads/sites/142/2016/03/612_Types_of_Fractures.jpg

This is terrible. Hope he can come back.

Luckily EPO dramatically improves healing and recovery. He'll be his normal self in no time.

Speaking as a doc, I think there are indications that these injuries could well end Kamworer’s career.

Are there any gofundme type of fundraisings for Kam or ways to support him?

He looks fine to me.

march sadness wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBdnYFDHWk/?igshid=fd1tnzw97n1w

He looks fine to me.

But I’m no doctor hopefully he has no internal injury’s or something

Dr. Kill Dare wrote:

Both articles refer to an "open incomplete right tibia shaft fracture," which is a form of compound fracture (shards of broken bone breaking through the skin.). That's severe, especially so for a runner.

The late cyclist Marco Pantani suffered a similar injury when he was struck by an idiot in an SUV who had driven around barricades drove onto the (closed) Milan-Torino race course; it took him nearly two years to come back from that.

It infuriates me when the media refers to assaults like these as "accidents." An accident is if you trip or spill a cup of coffee. Driving too fast and recklessly for prevailing conditions and endangering more vulnerable road users is a choice, and a form of assault or attempted murder.

Very true - not an "accident" in the true sense of the word. The media also likes to use the term "crash" when a motor vehicle hits a cyclist from behind. Granted, some considerations there for culpability and litigation, but a horribly inaccurate use of the language.

johnfromSJ wrote:

That would be such a shame- what a great talent. He had the potential to break the half WR. And he's still in his prime too.

You mean break his own? Sub-58? I hope so; only 27, he's still got years most likely before he reaches peak road running times. I hope the injury's not career-ending or long-term affecting and that he's getting the necessary medical attention.

Any updates?

Livetorunfast wrote:

Any updates?

Sounds like the media grossly exaggerated the extent of the accident for clickbait. Not surprised. But that doesn't matter,

It is great to see him already on the bike again!!! Go Geoffrey!

He's also always had a positive, optimistic outlook. This would be a good year to be injured if we could choose.