Katherine Prumm suffers back injury

[raglanash]

Bummer!! From racerxonline.com.

Katherine Prumm Suffers Back Injury

Nov 15 2008 1:27PM

Double Women’s World Cup winner Katherine Prumm will undergo surgery in the coming days after a practice crash in her native New Zealand left the 20 year old with several broken vertebrae.

The YZ250F rider, who led the 2008 FIM Women’s World Championship before her season was curtailed by a broken collarbone, over-jumped a triple step-down and in the ensuing tumble caused damage to her spine with the T6, T9 and T12 most affected.

Prumm who was training in preparation for attempts at the 2009 title as well as national success both in New Zealand and Australia was naturally shell-shocked with the injury set-back. Until the exact date and nature of surgery is known the duration and form of rehabilitation is difficult to determine.

A further update will be issued next week.

[NZsarge]

Holly shite, very serious!
Hope the surgery goes well and her road to recovery is swift.

[Goblin]

Oh no! That's terrible news. Wish Katherine all the very best for a full and speedy recovery.

[scott411]

you guys are late, kb had it on friday

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=86233

she had surgery yesterday (5 hours worth) all went well but it will be a long recovery,

[NZsarge]

you guys are late, kb had it on friday

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=86233

she had surgery yesterday (5 hours worth) all went well but it will be a long recovery,

Cheers....

[fergie]

Real bad luck for someone who has had a crappy year already!.here's hoping she makes a speedy recovery.

[Marknz]

A late report on TV One news tonight (Mon 17th) suggests Katherine Prumm has been seriously injured in a training accident and is in North Shore Hospital.

Hope this is not the case, she is a very talented motocrosser.

EDIT: Just found this link http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4763556a13275.html is probably already on KB somewhere. If so, grateful if a mod can merge or delete this one.

[noobi]

there was an interview on the news just now
she was walking unaided, which seems impressive considering
although she is wearing a big brace around her torso
she seems in very good spirits
just thought id put this up here

[Danger]

Apparantly she was on the news last night as well. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

[noobi]

Apparantly she was on the news last night as well. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

she wasnt, there was an article about her and her crash on last night, it had her mother talking about it and Ethan Martens about being there when it happened
but she was to "groggy" to talk to them

[telliman]

man thats so sad, i hope she heals enough to live a good life at the very least.
who cares abt being able to ride competetivly(thats a sad attempt at spelling) again as long as she can walk!!
wat an experience for ethan to go through as well, good luck to them both!

[green machine]

Have a look at TVNZ's website there is an interview with her......and a news story about it.The poor girl has had a crap year alright

[Reckless]

man thats so sad, i hope she heals enough to live a good life at the very least.
who cares abt being able to ride competitivly(that's a sad attempt at spelling) again as long as she can walk!!
what an experience for Ethan to go through as well, good luck to them both!

+1 Telli-- Well said!


P.S. Down load the google toolbar Telli it has a spell checker, I use it heaps!

[Conquiztador]

Wishing her all the best!

She now has 3 vertabrais that are fused to others. Not sure if they will de-fuse them sometime in the future when they have healed. If not, then her mobility/flexibility will be very limited.

[A&R]

I seen there was an article in the Herald today about it too.
Hope she recovers to be able to race again.
All the best katherine.

[howdamnhard]

That sucks! Hope she makes a full and speedy recovery.

[Danger]

Here's a link to the Herald item, sounds very serious and if I was her I would be looking at taking up another sport.
OK just read the Stuff article and its exactly the same so don't bother reading both.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motorsport/news/article.cfm?c_id=66&objectid=10543417

[wysper]

She has had a bad run lately.
I hope she gets better and can get back on her bike.

All the best Katherine. It was nice to see her getting some support from the Ever Swindell Twins :first: