In the last couple of months, myself and a friend have had falls that resulted in moderately serious knee injuries to the soft tissue. My friend required general anaesthetic and a fews days stay in hospital to get the wound cleaned out properly and then stitched up. Myself, I required a local anaesthetic a good clean out and a few stitches.
Besides the original physical trauma, the risk of infection is a much more serious complication that could certainly result from such an injury, especially if it gets into the joint. So, I couldn't help but think that with a little knee protection, both injuries could have been easily avoided.
So, for those of you who use knee guards, what do you use?? What do you like? I liked the look of this gear
http://www.pocsports.com/en/15/wheels-body_armor
I will be participating in both the Capital punishment 100k and Mont in a month, so definitely need something to protect my right knee from another injury...
Thoughts, opinions?
Besides the original physical trauma, the risk of infection is a much more serious complication that could certainly result from such an injury, especially if it gets into the joint. So, I couldn't help but think that with a little knee protection, both injuries could have been easily avoided.
So, for those of you who use knee guards, what do you use?? What do you like? I liked the look of this gear
http://www.pocsports.com/en/15/wheels-body_armor
I will be participating in both the Capital punishment 100k and Mont in a month, so definitely need something to protect my right knee from another injury...
Thoughts, opinions?