Tony Hawk claims that his femur was “surgically realigned”

• The famous professional skateboarder, 54, explained.
• Hawk stated to the media that he was astonished to see all the interviews.
• Hawk said that he hopes the sport will become “better recognized.

Tony Hawk is delaying performing a kickflip, for the time being, he will eventually return to skating at a “high level.”

The famous professional skateboarder, 54, explained on Friday why he still uses a cane and assured his worried Twitter fans that his injury won’t keep him from moving around.

“To those seeing pics of me using a cane and assuming it is a permanent situation: I had my femur surgically realigned 2 weeks ago in order to get back to what I love doing at a high level,” Hawk wrote. “And I’m taking it slow this time around. See you on the other side.”

After his performance this year in the Thanksgiving parade in Detroit, where he was skating next to floats, Tony posted on social media that he would be having femur surgery just a week later.

The “hundreds (thousands?)” of people who shouted “perform a kickflip” at Hawk received an explanation from Hawk as to why he didn’t nail any tricks. He apologized, saying, “It was difficult enough skating through the entire procession on my crooked femur.” “Surgery to put it back in place is scheduled for next week”

As usual, Hawk has support online, with many people offering their good wishes as the Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee keeps his followers informed on his condition. Hawk shared a photo of what seems to be a post-surgery wound on Instagram Story on Friday. The image included the comment along with a Frankenstein-themed Instagram sticker “Stitches versus zip ties? I have six more similar positions.”

Hawk revealed in an interview from April that he broke his femur on March 7 while riding his board for his HBO Max documentary Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off. After the accident, he focused on his desire to do an Oscars presentation, which gave him a timetable for recovering his mobility.

Hawk admitted in an Instagram post in November that he was “very casual in my approach,” ignoring “any warning indicators — pain, especially,” and that this led to changing the bone’s location, which prevented it from fully fusing. At the time, he revealed he’d be more patient as he recovers from the injury, and resulting surgery, again.

The documentary, which was directed by Sam Jones and includes never-before-seen footage and interviews with Hawk and notable competitors like Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi, chronicles many of the additional difficulties Hawk overcame as the father of contemporary vertical skating.

Hawk stated to the media that he was astonished to see all the interviews and videos in the movie. The things they said or what they noticed, Hawk stated, “I was honored.” “I find it amusing that the entire part in which the 900 [at the] X Games is performed as shown in the South by Southwest premiere of the movie. However, [Jones] was able to obtain more video from witnesses who were there with their own cameras. It was emotional when the entire auditorium burst into applause when I performed it, even though I obviously know the conclusion.”

Hawk said that he hopes the sport will become “better recognized, especially worldwide” in the future.

“With more support, more skate parks, and more kids having the opportunity to try it, they learn a lot about themselves when they skate,” he said. “Not because they’re trying to make a career out of it, but just because they enjoy the process, they enjoy the community, they enjoy what it brings to them. And I think kids all over the world should have access to try.”

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