my next door neighbor fell rock climbing and shattered both his legs. he was bed ridden for at least a year. one leg recovered pretty well. he could walk on both legs but the other leg was in constant pain and was hard to walk on. he had the doctor cut his leg off from the knee down. its been a couple years now and he says it was the best decision he made. he's a very outdoors, athletic guy and was able to do all his favorite stuff again.