Hokkaido Ski Accident (Part 3): The surgery pain-cave

A Maisonneuve fracture with torn ankle ligaments turned a rare on-piste ski day into my first hospital admission—and my first surgery. In Sapporo, Dr. Tsujino stabilized my torn syndesmosis, before I entered a pain cave reminiscent of a hot, dingy inn in 2008 during my skateboard journey across China. Source