Kent Farrington Injured at WEF

[IFG]

@skydy

Yes, “grave” is an odd word for any injury that is not life threatening, perhaps not the best description.

This is just too bad. It was nice to see him doing so well in competition. He’s still youngish right? I hope he heals up quickly.

The older you get the longer it takes to heal up.

Best wishes to Kent, from Colorado.

When I had a tibial plateau fracture, my orthopod referred to it as “catastrophic.” Two plates, twelve screws. Happened in Jan 2015, surgery to remove metal in May 2017. Still working on rehab, but I am not a career athlete.

[vxf111]

Poor guy, poor all of us injured peeps too!

[equisusan]

@vxf111

Poor guy, poor all of us injured peeps too!

I second that

[SlamDunk]

@equisusan

Lol I know but it really is just the horse business. People change trainers all the time. It’s a shame it was one of Evergates Kent came off. Darn it! I’m also anxious to hear more info about the hardware he needed. It’s never good when you need a chopper ride

I know…but to me going from competing at 5 star shows all year to riding a couple of your buddies 1.30m horses is kinda diseapering. It’s not so much about the trainer change, just about how it affected Hardin’s business

[MHM]

Today I saw the video of Kent getting hurt. Very unpleasant. You could see his foot pointing the wrong way as he hit the ground. Just awful.

Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

[Belmont]

@MHM

Today I saw the video of Kent getting hurt. Very unpleasant. You could see his foot pointing the wrong way as he hit the ground. Just awful.

Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

I saw the video too. Someone made a rewind, play, rewind, play of it that looped. Just awful. That horse apparently has a nasty spin that gets a lot of people off. I sure hope his recovery is speedy.

[skydy]

@IFG

When I had a tibial plateau fracture, my orthopod referred to it as “catastrophic.” Two plates, twelve screws. Happened in Jan 2015, surgery to remove metal in May 2017. Still working on rehab, but I am not a career athlete.

The term “Catastrophic” for injuries is not uncommon. I’m glad they pieced you back together!

I’ve never heard the term “grave” used, except as a prognosis for a patient that is not expected to survive. I have no idea if the term is still in use.

There is still no word on Kent Farrington’s injury? Not that he owes anyone the details…

I hope it isn’t too complicated to repair. There is a lot of structure down there… hopefully he didn’t damage too much of it.

[MHM]

@Belmont

That horse apparently has a nasty spin that gets a lot of people off.

Yes, exactly. A buck is one thing. Buck-with-a-spin is more tricky.

[JFJ]

@Belmont

I saw the video too. Someone made a rewind, play, rewind, play of it that looped. Just awful. That horse apparently has a nasty spin that gets a lot of people off. I sure hope his recovery is speedy.

Link? Not that I want to see his leg break but what the horse did.

[soloudinhere]

@rollingabout

It’s bone putty as my vet says. My cat had major ortho surgery to repair a 30% displacement in his leg. He also had to have a plate put in too. The putty helps the bone heal faster and correctly. I had to keep kitty in a closet without movement for 6 weeks. That was 4 years ago. Hopefully Kent gets better soon. I always say when he makes it to the jump off, he puts the after burners on and is uncatchable.

This particular product was a collagen lattice sponge that carried a recombinant bone regrowth protein. Similar studies have been done with things like platelet gel, actual polymer lattice structures, etc.

its an evolving science but I’m sure he will have access to the best in the world once the immediate situation is stable. Godspeed for a simple case and speedy healing.

[mroades]

I saw the video today…it was awful. Buck and spin for sure.

[Soaponarope]

Buck with a spin. Ugh. No wonder the horse’s name is Lucifer:( Hope he’ll be ok.

[LuvRedHeads]

@mroades

I saw the video today…it was awful. Buck and spin for sure.

Is the video online somewhere? I was curious what the horse did to unseat Kent and at what point in the course it occurred.

[MHM]

@LuvRedHeads

Is the video online somewhere? I was curious what the horse did to unseat Kent and at what point in the course it occurred.

I watched it on somebody’s phone, so I don’t have a link to it, although it must be up somewhere.

All I can say is, any rider can come off any horse at any time. But that move from that horse would not be easy to stick with for anybody.

[IFG]

@skydy

The term “Catastrophic” for injuries is not uncommon. I’m glad they pieced you back together!

Good to know. Falling onto frozen ground while jumping onto your horse is not conducive to staying in one piece. And yes, I was very lucky. I do think that they put some foam stuff in there. To be honest, despite the fact that I do medical research, I really did not want to know too much when with came to my own repair.

As for KF, I suspect that he will be out months if they put in hardware. A rod seems to have fewer short-term issues, but, from what I have heard, more long-term issues, and is very tough to remove if it does pose problems. Hope he is well and healing. I know that they held me nearly a week for the swelling to go down before they felt is was safe to operate.

[nutmeg]

A major concern when dealing with compound fractures is infection, especially when you land in the primordial sludge that is Wellington. Kent is such a superb athlete. It pains me that his ability to land on his feet actually worked against him this time. Sending best wishes to him and his amazing barn staff. I am sure they must be reeling.

[Didi]

Hi, Guys! Thank you for continuing the conversation. I find it all very informative… Many moons ago, I suffered a compound fracture when I crashed my horse over a fence (totally my fault). It is very interesting to see how much treatments have changed since then. So sorry for the confusion caused by my misuse of the word “grave.” Thank you for clarifying. Wishing Kent the best - and Laura, too.

[drawstraws]

@soloudinhere

Many years ago I worked on a product that assisted bone regrowth after surgery (like 10 years ago now). This stuff wasn’t cheap, but it could regrow enough to knit a fracture in something like 10 days. Since then I know a lot of research has been done and there’s other similar options that work in a lot of different ways, be them chemical or physical to speed healing - I can only assume that Kent has access to the best of care given who he rides for and he may well be up and going a lot sooner than the rest of us mere mortals would be.

When I had my tib/fib fracture, I actually asked my surgeon at one point about Tildren and if there was a human equivalent. He sighed and told me that I was going to grow bone the old fashioned way and told me to drink my protein drinks. He also didn’t think it was funny when I asked him if he could fix my bunion on that foot while he was mucking around down there. Apparently people with their foot dangling off the end of their leg don’t often joke around while waiting for emergency surgery. No sense of humor in that one.

[soloudinhere]

@drawstraws

When I had my tib/fib fracture, I actually asked my surgeon at one point about Tildren and if there was a human equivalent. He sighed and told me that I was going to grow bone the old fashioned way and told me to drink my protein drinks. He also didn’t think it was funny when I asked him if he could fix my bunion on that foot while he was mucking around down there. Apparently people with their foot dangling off the end of their leg don’t often joke around while waiting for emergency surgery. No sense of humor in that one.

I had a doctor once tell me that I couldn’t be hurt that badly because I drove myself to the ER and I was joking around.

I had three broken ribs and a broken shoulder.

I was just so used to slamming into the ground at speed that this particular injury didn’t seem all that out of proportion that I should act like I was about to die…so…

[IPEsq]

@drawstraws

When I had my tib/fib fracture, I actually asked my surgeon at one point about Tildren and if there was a human equivalent. He sighed and told me that I was going to grow bone the old fashioned way and told me to drink my protein drinks. He also didn’t think it was funny when I asked him if he could fix my bunion on that foot while he was mucking around down there. Apparently people with their foot dangling off the end of their leg don’t often joke around while waiting for emergency surgery. No sense of humor in that one.

I believe Tildren is in the same class of drugs as Boniva or other osteoporosis medications.

Although I have asked an orthopedist about an Adequan equivalent for an OCD in my ankle because I was upset he wouldn’t even do an IA injection there. (And guess what, it’s been 14 years and it’s still there and painful!)