Bilko did not seek medical attention in Mexico, opting instead to go to San Diego the following day where he was diagnosed with broken toes and a torn anterior cruciate ligament and damaged meniscus tissue in his knee. The injury will require surgery and a full knee reconstruction, followed by months of rehabilitation.

The season so far was a good one for Bilko, starting with a win at the AST Dew Tour’s Panasonic Open.  He was la close second in the Dew Cup standings after two stops and was hoping to unseat Nate Adams as Dew Tour champ next month in Orlando.  He was also scheduled to take part in this weekend’s LG FMX World Championships in Pomona.  Bilko had been nursing a number of smaller injuries which hampered his performance at this month’s Toyota Challenge.

“I’ve had a busy schedule since December last year and have been run off my feet. Since relocating to the US I’ve injured my shoulder and knee, cracked my heal bone and now this.” Bilko said on Fullnoise.com.au.

“I’ve been nursing injury at almost every event and have not had the chance to practice mid-week which has hurt.”

Several FMX riders have suffered major injuries this season, including Greg Hartman, who suffered a head injury at a Dew Tour demo and Jim McNeil and Nixey Danielson, who crashed at this summer’s X Games.

Last month at the FMX demo at the Right Guard Open in Cleveland, Greg Hartman went down hard and there was a question as to how his recovery would go since he had a head injury.  Luckily, Hartman was sent home July 25th and is recovering at home.  He was in a coima for a short while but awoke on August 1st and has started communicating with fans and friends on the FreestyleMTX.com forums.  Apparently he can’t drive right now because of the injury, but he’s still looking forward to getting back on a bike soon.

Meanwhile at the X Games earlier this month Metal Mulisha rider Nixey Danielson had a massive slam that broke both his legs and sent him to the hospital.  He’s recovering pretty well and his MM buds even went out and got some video of him in the hospital.  Check that out along with footage from the crash below.  And keep listening for his roomie on the phone — that’s good stuff.