How is kevin ware injury possible

Here's Robert Glatter writing at Forbes :. Compound or open fractures are typically high-energy type injuries which generally occur when an individual is involved in a high velocity car accident or fall, or when a landing is awkward with twisting or torsional type forces… It is exceedingly rare to see this type of injury in a basketball game, let alone a sports competition in general. How rare, exactly? Dave Hnida, medical editor with Denver's CBS affiliate , said he knew of only two things in life that could cause injuries that bad: Car accidents and war.

Given that extreme rarity, there's been much speculation that Ware had a preexisting leg injury that even he may not have known about. It's possible Ware had a stress fracture or fractures — tiny cracks in the bone typically caused by excessive physical activity — that weakened the structural integrity of his tibia, leaving him predisposed to a sudden, severe break.

Two doctors reached by the Associated Press offered that explanation, with one noting that stress fractures of the tibia in particular are common in basketball players. Other medical experts have offered similar speculation, with one telling ABC News that Ware may also have had a vitamin deficiency that either exacerbated the fractures or allowed them to develop in the first place. Still, weakened bones alone may not be enough to explain why Ware's leg snapped.

Though small fractures would leave the bone more prone to a violent break, there'd also need to be an incredible amount of rotational force and bad luck to exploit that weakness so explosively, says CBS' Dr. That dovetails with another theory: That the unique court used for the game forced Ware to land dangerously.

Louisville, the top overall seed in the tourney, missed four of its next five shots but regained its composure to take a halftime lead and went on to an victory. We'll get him back to normal. We've got great doctors, great trainers. We talked about it every timeout, 'Get Kevin home. Subscribe Manage my subscription Activate my subscription Log in Log out. Regions Tampa St. Letters to the Editor Submit a Letter. Investigations Narratives Pulitzer Winners.

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Louisville's Kevin Ware may have had injury before broken leg, surgeon says. By Irene Maher Times correspondent. The wound must be cleaned and antibiotics administered as soon as possible after the injury has occurred, Glatter said, but even then chance of infection can remain high during the healing process.

The rod will remain in his leg as long as six months, depending on how quickly the bone heals. Nerve damage, loss of motor control and loss of function in the lower leg and foot are also possible complications according to both Glatter and Hewett.

However, Glatter said that if Ware is generally healthy with no serious underlying medical conditions he could be back on the court within a year — maybe even as soon as three to six months if his recovery process goes smoothly. We'll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0.