Gold Coast BulletinAmbitious pledge helps pro surfer Bede Durbidge get back on board after wipe-outGold Coast BulletinDoctors inserted a 17cm rod into Durbidge's back and a metal plate with four screws into his pelvis. He was confined to a wheelchair for two months before he could even begin the road to rehabilitation. Bede Durbidge fractured his pelvis surfing in Hawaii.