That’s exactly the point I want to get back to as well: leading the same kind of lifestyle as before, and not just enough healing that I can simply walk. Walking isn’t enough; I want to run and jump and skydive and hike, and do all the other stuff that still gives my mother a near heart attack 🙂
As for the weight-bearing stuff, if it’s a tibial spine avulsion fracture, here are a couple of links:
http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/knee/journals/ortho/{291da0ad-0666-4a91-9812-628c8b862f36}/acl-tibial-spine-avulsion-mid-term-outcomes-and-rehabilitation
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00167-012-1906-9#page-1
If it’s info for a TPF and weight-bearing status, here are a couple:
http://www.bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/93-B/6/817.short
http://www.jaaos.org/content/21/12/727.short
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030589813000825
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/patients_visitors/pcs/rehabilitationservices/physical therapy standards of care and protocols/knee – tibia plateau fracture.pdf
and this one especially:
I’m not a medical professional, but my gut has always been to treat things aggressively rather than conservatively. A lot of that has to do with my personal nature, but I also believe the body is a remarkable thing and immobilizing it to let it heal may not always be the best thing. But again, that’s just my opinion and I know plenty of doctors would tell me I’m wrong.