X-ray of Matt Brammeier's left leg scaffolding
National road race and time trial (TT) champion Matt Brammeier will tomorrow, Wednesday, undergo surgery to have pins and screws removed from his left femur.
The Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider is currently in a medical facility in Germany to have removed the metal supports to his bone that were needed after his near career-ending collision with a lorry four years ago.
He anticipates a short lay-off and hopes to be back training again within a week.
“I'm in Hamburg at the moment at a private hospital used by the team and my doctor,” he told stickybottle.
“I’ll have the surgery tomorrow and will be home in the next few days. I still have a nail and some screws in my left femur that was used in surgery in 2007 after my run in with the truck.”
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“It’s been causing me a few problems and I've been advised to have it taken out as soon as possible. It should be a pretty basic and routine operation; just cut me open, undo a few screws and take it out.”
”My doctor assures me I’ll be back riding within a few days if all goes to plan. So fingers crossed that’s the case.”
Brammeier said he has often experienced pain in his leg, particularly in cold and wet conditions.
He has also at times had difficulty maintaining power so is hopeful the removal of the pins and screws will help return his leg to its normal function.
The operation will be carried out by a member of the medical staff at his, now defunct, former HTC-Highroad team. The team medic is also an orthopaedic surgeon.
The removal of the “scaffolding” should also aid him in getting back to his full TT potential, an event he has excelled in but feels he is someway of his best since his run in with the cement lorry.
He broke both legs in the 2007 collision and was unable to walk for almost two months. He now expects to start his season with his new team the Tour Down Under in January.
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