That was the worst sports Injury I've ever seen

What Surgery Can Do for an Athlete's Bad Break - WSJ.com

From the story:

The horrific leg injury suffered by basketball player Kevin Ware on the court Sunday is a rare event in sports, but it is more commonplace in the world of orthopedic surgeons, who regularly see such fractures among victims of car accidents and other trauma.

That's one reason why treatment for open or compound fractures—in which the bone penetrates the skin—has evolved to offer patients like Mr. Ware an excellent chance for full recovery...


...Some 40 years ago, such injuries were treated with casts and braces. Then doctors began inserting horizontal pins, which protruded from the leg, to stabilize the bone.

"In the last 20 years we've been treating this kind of injury with a titanium rod to shish-kabob the bone back to its normal alignment," said David Helfet, chief of orthopedic trauma at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York...

...The biggest concern for recovery from such injuries is infection, said Elizabeth Matzkin, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...
 
What Surgery Can Do for an Athlete's Bad Break - WSJ.com

From the story:

The horrific leg injury suffered by basketball player Kevin Ware on the court Sunday is a rare event in sports, but it is more commonplace in the world of orthopedic surgeons, who regularly see such fractures among victims of car accidents and other trauma.

That's one reason why treatment for open or compound fractures—in which the bone penetrates the skin—has evolved to offer patients like Mr. Ware an excellent chance for full recovery...


...Some 40 years ago, such injuries were treated with casts and braces. Then doctors began inserting horizontal pins, which protruded from the leg, to stabilize the bone.

"In the last 20 years we've been treating this kind of injury with a titanium rod to shish-kabob the bone back to its normal alignment," said David Helfet, chief of orthopedic trauma at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York...

...The biggest concern for recovery from such injuries is infection, said Elizabeth Matzkin, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...

I know this. I have been trying to convey this. Thank you for this passage. It's a pretty cool operation, actually.

Also, regarding meatman's nasty pic...that's nothing. How'd you like to clean up after this mess?

Weightlifter

Click on the link right before lunch.
 
i'm quite honored that i've become such a hot topic around here. i did lose some sleep last night due to losing the respect of a certain poster.

and Mn, you've never let me down.

and Duff, you're right.

and Thunder, you're right too.

i guess some have incredibly weak stomachs. i've seen some pretty gross things in the healthcare field that are far worse IMO than any trauma injury you could see in sports.

also, i'm not sorry for posting the picture of the injury in the appropriate thread.

have a nice day!

sincerely, Meatman
 
I know this. I have been trying to convey this. Thank you for this passage. It's a pretty cool operation, actually.

Also, regarding meatman's nasty pic...that's nothing. How'd you like to clean up after this mess?

Weightlifter

Click on the link right before lunch.

That's cool. I'm not going to click it and therefore I don't have to see it. That's all Meat had to do. Putting the pic right there doesn't give me or anyone else an option. It's too late.
 
What Surgery Can Do for an Athlete's Bad Break - WSJ.com

From the story:

The horrific leg injury suffered by basketball player Kevin Ware on the court Sunday is a rare event in sports, but it is more commonplace in the world of orthopedic surgeons, who regularly see such fractures among victims of car accidents and other trauma.

That's one reason why treatment for open or compound fractures—in which the bone penetrates the skin—has evolved to offer patients like Mr. Ware an excellent chance for full recovery...


...Some 40 years ago, such injuries were treated with casts and braces. Then doctors began inserting horizontal pins, which protruded from the leg, to stabilize the bone.

"In the last 20 years we've been treating this kind of injury with a titanium rod to shish-kabob the bone back to its normal alignment," said David Helfet, chief of orthopedic trauma at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York...

...The biggest concern for recovery from such injuries is infection, said Elizabeth Matzkin, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...

Guy I know had 6" of his femur vaporized by a turrist bullet in Mosul. They put in the titanium rod. At dinner with him and his wife a few months later, he was limping but pain-free. A few months after that, they made him re-take Ranger School from scratch. He passed and was promoted to command the 75th Ranger regiment. Amazing.
 
I know this. I have been trying to convey this. Thank you for this passage. It's a pretty cool operation, actually.

Also, regarding meatman's nasty pic...that's nothing. How'd you like to clean up after this mess?

Weightlifter

That is what I feel like is happening every morning after I consume a late night Taco Bell dinner after drinking.

Click on the link right before lunch.
 
Do people have any idea how ridiculous saying **** like this makes them look? His name is "meatman" and he's an anonymous poster on a message boards. Do you honestly think he gives a **** how highly some random ******* thinks of him?

Yet you did the exact same thing only in different words. I guess we both look ridiculous. My name is "WindsorHawk" and I'm an anonymous poster on a message board. However, I do try not to offend anyone...certainly don't do it intentionally. The things I post are the same things I would say to a person's face or in an e-mail with my name on it.

So I may look ridiculous...don't care. You however come off looking like the "random *******" to use your word(s). I only wish it was actually random rather than the norm in your case.
 
Guy I know had 6" of his femur vaporized by a turrist bullet in Mosul. They put in the titanium rod. At dinner with him and his wife a few months later, he was limping but pain-free. A few months after that, they made him re-take Ranger School from scratch. He passed and was promoted to command the 75th Ranger regiment. Amazing.

That's awesome!
 
looks doctored to me. wouldn't it be more bloody? not that i'm a trauma specialists, so who knows? but that's pretty gross, so it could be legit.

mine popped out of skin and was three inches shorter than another ,no it's not doctored. I have scar on my leg to prove it .
 
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I know this. I have been trying to convey this. Thank you for this passage. It's a pretty cool operation, actually.

Also, regarding meatman's nasty pic...that's nothing. How'd you like to clean up after this mess?

Weightlifter

Click on the link right before lunch.

I want to watch this. Then again I don't want to watch it. I'm not sure what to expect therefore I'm scared to actually watch it.

Edit: I wish I would have known it was a picture and not a video. With the video I can close my eyes at the bad part and then look at the result and then back to watch it because then it's not so bad. In this instance though...I was immediately subjected to what I could only imagine as being a situation where I would rather be put down than experience it. My final opinion...

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I am the biggest puss when it comes to blood..especially when a bone is jutting out where it's not supposed to. I physically get sick from seeing a drop of blood.. i love UFC but hate UFC.

see, i know a lot of folks who made such a big deal of this injury being shown, and some of them i know watch horror/zombie movies. what's the difference? blood doesn't bother me one bit, in any form movie/sports/younameit.
 

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