Achilles Rupture Case Study

injury. In the article it explains that you should get the surgery as soon as possible to help better the healing process. I had to decide if I was going to wait on that or take my chance and not give up on playing

He has had 2 concussions, a cervical neck injury, hand finger fracture, inguinal hip sprain, pedal achilles tear, and a pedal ankle sprain. All of those injuries could of ended his career if he didn’t treat it right. The main injuries that were kind of major was when he fractured his finger, broke his foot, and just had an injury a couple days ago injuring his lower leg. As if he had any more problems while playing football I don’t know.

The last and also one of the most dangerous types of injuries to professional football players are ligament injuries. Though the possibility of a ligament injury is greatly risked in football due to its freewheeling motions, it is also one of the most fixable types of injuries you can sustain. Ligaments may be repaired through surgery, such as Tommy John surgery in baseball (where a strong ligament in your leg replaces the damaged ligament in the shoulder of the person), although there is still a very long recovery time involved in such procedures. These types of injuries can be both career threatening and life-altering for a professional football player and is one

The most common knee injuries in football are torn ligaments and torn menisci. These types of injuries will end your season and could possibly be worse. Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose missed more than a whole calendar year because of a torn ACL. He came back and after only a dozen or so games is out for the season with a torn medial meniscus. Derrick Rose is a professional NBA player with lots of money so his situation is different than Marcus Lattimore's. Marcus Lattimore was a running back for the University of South Carolina. During his sophomore and junior years he suffered torn ligaments in his knees. He was projected to be a first round pick in the NFL draft. After the injuries he dropped down to the fourth round. These injuries have obviously impacted his future career goals.

The offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks suffered a season-ending injury in the second pregame of the season. He tore his ACL and had to have surgery. While he’s up and walking with two canes currently, he won’t be running anytime soon.

In the 2009 NFL Championship Game loss to the New Orleans Saints he recorded multiple fumbles to end his best season yet with 1,760 yards and 18 touchdowns. After a tired 2010 in 2011 he tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. For the first time we was left off the Pro-Bowl roster, and faced serious questions of his athletic

A sprain typically occurs when people fall and land on an outstretched arm, slide into base, land on the side of their foot, or twist a knee with the foot planted firmly on the ground. This can result in an over stretch or tear of the ligaments supporting that joint.

One of many, injuries I have battled through has been tearing my MCL playing high school football for Tulsa Union Redskins. Probably thinking, how did he get this serve injury playing high school football? The injury occurred during

The young corner suffered a torn meniscus, putting his junior season in doubt. Despite the injury, Fuller played through the injury, but was shut down after three games to have surgery.

A couple of weeks ago, Philadelphia Eagles' second-round pick cornerback Sidney Jones participated in first NFL practice after 10 months of rehab. Jones, who was projected to be a first-round pick in this past spring's NFL draft, ruptured his Achilles at his pro-day at the University of Washington on March 11.

According to Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, Eagles cornerback Ron Brooks suffered a ruptured quad tendon in today's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Brooks suffered the injury late in the first quarter as he was trying to make a tackle.

Breaking News! Breaking News! During the second preseason game Green Bay Packers WR Jordy Nelson tore his anterior cruciate ligament ACL. While he was actively running his routes during the game the ball was thrown his way as he planted his foot - the pop was heard like a gunshot as his knee pulled one way and the rest of his leg the other. We got more Packers injuries as we now hear that Sam Shields Packers CB has a bad concussion and is likely out for the season. Sam was tackling a player and instead of hitting the ground normally he hit his head on the ground and that caused his brain to shake inside his skull.

His most recent injury was a major injury to his knee, which happened while he was playing against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in 2014. Ever since the injury, his production has gone down. Once you have an injury to a knee, there's a large chance you can re-injure your

In the sports world the word ACL brings absolute horror and cringe with it. That’s because when an ACL tears it can be one of the most painful experiences an athlete can have, especially with the surgeries and recovery it brings with it. Along with that, the ACL is in the deep part of the middle of the knee, so most of the time when you damage your ACL you most likely have damaged something else. Women especially have to worry about the overall health of their knees as they have a 4.8% greater chance of tearing their ACL than men (Musgrave). ACL tears are one of the worst injuries in the sports world and in order to recover to full health it takes time, patience, and a hard-work ethic.

A torn ACL is one of the most serious and common knee injuries. Many aspects play a role in the treatment and rehabilitation of this injury. This paper will discuss the anatomy of the knee, describe a torn ACL, and the rehabilitation.