(Nose Hit News Service 25 March 2009) Call it bionic. In a five and a half hour surgery March 25th, seven time Tour Champion Lance Amstrong received what experts believe is the first carbon fiber collar bone replacement from Technosteo Inc. Lighty patting Lance’s new shoulder at Amstrong’s Austin home, Astara Team Director, Johan Bruyneal hinted that this breakthrough should allow Lance to recover more quickly and possibly be competitive in the Giro.
“Heat molded on-site according to specifications from an earlier MRI, Lance’s new collarbone will perform just like Lance’s old bone, but will be lighter, more impact resistant and have the vibration damping qualities of carbon fiber,” according to Dr. Van Nostrand, Chief of Surgery at the Costanza Institute for Sports Medicine in Houston. Previously the carbon fiber bone replacement had only been performed on hip replacements. “Carbon is the building block of life. The possibilities of carbon fiber are endless,” said Doctor Van Nostrand. He added, “The human body is less likely to reject something made from carbon as opposed to alloys. In addition it can be more precisely tuned to better mimic the functionality of human bone.” According to Technosteo Inc.’s website, the manufacturer of the high tech carbon fiber bone replacement, Lance’s new carbon collarbone weigh’s a scant 121 grams, roughly the same as a Ritchey WCS stem. A typical human male collarbone weighs 256 grams.
Early April Fools. Typos intended. This is a fake news story. Get well soon Lance!
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