What this means for Weidman at this stage in his career There are just so many hurdles to overcome with this injury. It will take two years for him to get back to his elite athletic status, but even that may not be realistic. If he doesn’t have any major complications along the way, such as an infection or damage to an artery, muscle or nerve, he should be able to return to training in around 12 months. Six months would also be incredibly fast to return to training. Eight weeks with no support when walking is very quick following this injury. Weidman said it will be eight weeks until he can walk again without crutches and 6-12 months until he can train. Still, I don’t believe Weidman’s reported timeline is realistic. This was not an open fracture, meaning the bone pokes through the skin, so there is a much lower risk of infection. This is a very scary-looking injury and requires immediate surgery to reduce the fracture (put the bones back in place) and then reinforce with a titanium rod through the tibia. Because of this, the bones snapped in half. The lower portion of the tibia doesn’t have much protection as the muscle tapers off as it gets closer to the ankle. His lower leg made contact with Hall’s leg just below the knee. Virginia Zakas, Inside Injuries: Weidman broke both his tibia and fibula as his lower leg appeared to snap in half after delivering a kick. "My fibula was broken as well, but I guess when they put the tibia back together and my leg was straight, the fibula kind of matched back up to where it was broken and they feel like that could heal on its own as long as I'm not putting weight on it and stuff." Analyzing Weidman's recovery They drill it through the tibia and make it straight and hard," he said. "They put a titanium rod through the tibia, they go through the knee and they put the rod in. Weidman thanked his fans and fellow fighters for their words of encouragement before providing more details on his surgery. But man, this is not fun, I can't believe it happened." Hopefully, something's gonna come out of this that's good. "Honestly, as soon as it happened and I hit the floor and seen what happened to my leg and the pain started hitting me, I was just trying to put my mind on something positive that’s gonna come out of this. He said he's trying to find "the silver lining this." They said between six and 12 months I'll be good to go." "I think it's going to be eight weeks until I can walk without crutches and stuff, and drive and all that. "I'm going to get through this," he said. Weidman dropped to the canvas in pain and medical personnel rushed to help him in the cage. The former UFC middleweight champion broke his right leg when opponent Uriah Hall checked his first kick of the fight. Weidman, 36, provided an update on his rehab plans in an Instagram video after undergoing successful surgery this weekend. It is entirely unclear what the future will hold for Silva, including when or whether he might return to the octagon.Chris Weidman is on the road to recovery following his gruesome leg injury at UFC 261 on Saturday. UFC president Dana White said in the post-fight news conference that Silva was set to undergo surgery for the break that night. Silva (33-6) is 38 years old and probably faces a very long rehabilitation after the leg fracture. Silva's break certainly ranks alongside Joe Theismann's famous broken leg in terms of sheer nastiness, and joins Louisville guard Kevin Ware on the unfortunate short list of worst sports injuries of 2013.Īs for MMA, Silva's injury closely mirrors the one suffered by former UFC lightweight Corey Hill, who suffered a severe leg fracture in 2008 when his opponent checked his leg kick much as Weidman checked Silva's Saturday night.Īs for Silva and UFC 168, it was a graphic, strange and sad outcome for the fight, which was hotly anticipated from the moment it was scheduled shortly after Weidman upset Silva back in July to become the first UFC middleweight other than Silva to hold the belt in seven years. The fracture immediately evoked other grisly leg injuries, both in and out of mixed martial arts. Silva immediately hit the mat, screaming in pain, and was subsequently carried from the cage on a stretcher. When Silva's shin hit Weidman's knee, Silva's leg immediately fractured at a nauseating angle. Silva threw an unremarkable leg kick, and Weidman raised his own leg to block it. That all changed early in the second round, however.
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