Hammal injury update

After a promising start in the British and world championship in 2021 Taylor Hammal’s season was ruined by injury and the Dixon Kawasaki rider has given an update on social media detailing the issues.

“Been quite on what’s been happening recently as a lot of people are asking, but I had surgery in Belgium last week 🤷🏼‍♂️ Since my crash is Oss Grand Prix back in July breaking my wrist really badly it’s been a rough 4 and half months. I was told it was fine and could carry on like normal after having a cast on. Turned out 2 months later it wasn’t healed, was out of line and too short. I tried everything to get answers on. I didn’t get the help from people I thought would have maybe to help with what was going wrong, seeing different hand specialist, laser surgery, hyperbaric oxygen chambers and spending a shit load of money to try get it back healthy again. I was told it would heal and just leave it.

“The Winchester hospital totally disregarded me and my injury and kept telling me to do some physio and I’ll be fine. Certainly learned a lesson to never go back to Winchester again! Luckily I got the number of Dr Toon Klaes from Belgium who told me straight away it’s not right and to see him for surgery. If it was not for him and Dr Schrijver i wouldn’t be able to ride again! I can’t thank my dad enough for helping me out last week with it all as well as my family.

“They re-broke my distal radius, pulled it apart by nearly an inch into the correct position. I had a small bone graft from the top of my pelvis to fill the gap in my wrist. A plate and screws to hold it in position. The bone that was not connected in my ulnar styloid was pressing into my nerves, this was removed. The tfcc miniscus ligament was fixed using a anchor. Hopefully this is that last of it and looking to ride again in the new year at some point.”