Just saw it on FOX. No details yet.
Just saw it on FOX. No details yet.
I hope he's alright.
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An utterly greusome injury from what I saw. Looks like Nick Johnson's leg bent in half. Definitely broken IMO. Feel bad for Nick.
They also banged their heads against one another.
Then Zimmerman gets robbed.
Ughh.. that looked horrible.
Hope he is alright.
Yep watching the Mets game, it looked bad, his leg was caught under Kearns in a collision, they immobilized it and carried him off on a stretcher..
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From what I saw, it looks like you are correct..Originally Posted by ryanm1058123
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
This guy just can't catch a break.
At the very least though, even if he needs surgery or something, I would think he could be back by next spring..
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
If it was a Joe Theissman-like injury, he could be out for much longer than that...
Tib/Fib fractures are nasty, nasty injuries. Best wishes to Nick for a full recovery.
It did not look as grotesque when they carted him off as Theisman, the thing that was worrisome is they could not straighen the leg when the immoblized it, they actually let it stayed bent..
Hopefully it is not as bad, but yeah, if it was a really severe break, then it could be a lot longer, Jermaine Dye comes to mind and it took him more than 2 years to feel right after the break he suffered when fouling an El Duque pitch off his leg..
Lead, Follow, or Get out of the Way
-George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010
Unfortunately, it seems, thats exactly what Nick frequently catches.
What a star-crossed career.
just horrible. I was watching. First it looked like a concussion but then you saw him react in such pain. Vidro immediately signaled for help. I think the leg snapped.. Poor Nick.
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Wow... I hope he recovers quickly. Sounds absolutely awful.
does anyone have a video on this?
Get well Nick
I don't even want to see it the way you guys are describing it
I thought so... When they were immobilizing his leg on the field, and they loaded him on to the back of the golf cart, you could see that the bottom of his leg was aiming in the wrong direction. The really bad part is it looked like it happened at the knee.
No wonder Soriano had tears in his eyes...frightening sight.
Waiting for Sterling to retire so I can start listening to games on the radio again...
Nick and Soriano came up together, so I'm sure he's very concern about his friend.
That's horrible. The guy just seems to have some pretty bad luck.
Hopefully he'll be good to start the season.
That's terrible news, hopefully Nick can recover from this.
Hopefully he can recover.
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Oh no.
I love watching Nick play, that's a terrible thing to have happen.
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I was watching the game. As soon as he flipped over onto his stomach and his right leg landed, you could see that it was at an odd angle. He was in such pain...I really felt (feel) terrible for him. And poor Austin Kearns. He was incredibly broken up while Nick was being carted off the field.
Very sad. Hopefully he can recover soon.
EDIT: It's a fractured right femur. He's having surgery.
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Last edited by shortone; 09-23-06 at 06:28 PM.
That was my guess when I watched the injury occur. The femur bone is probably the most painful bone to break and recovery isn't so easy. Watching him being carried off the field you could see his right thigh was much bigger than his left one, so I assumed his bone was broken but didnt break through the uniform.
I feel awful for him...this is clearly a fluke injury cause he ran into Kearns, but you almost gotta wonder how well his bones are maintained. He needs to improve his mineral content in bones to make it more difficult for the bones to break.
Hoping Rivera can pitch forever!
Fire Thomson now!!!
Damn I hate to hear about this. He's one of my favorite players.
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Most femur fractures need to be fixed in surgery. Your leg may be placed in traction in the hospital before surgery is done.
Methods used to fix a femur fracture include surgery to insert:
* steel screws
* steel plates and steel screws
* steel rods, which can be placed down the center of the shaft of the femur.
In healthy adults, casts are rarely used for femur fractures. A body cast that includes the entire injured leg and part of the uninjured leg are commonly used for femur fractures in young children.
Breaks at or near the knee joint usually require plates and screws or just the screws. Shaft fractures, as in the midthigh, are usually fixed with a rod.
You will need to use crutches for 8 to 12 weeks after surgery. Your health care provider and physical therapist will tell you whether or not you should put weight on your injured leg, which will depend on how bad the fracture is and how it has been treated.
While you are still healing after surgery, you will begin physical therapy to regain strength in your muscles and to loosen up your joints. (Muscles are usually injured in a femur fracture, and your hip and knee commonly become stiff due to the injury and surgery.)
Complete recovery may take many months, depending on how bad the fracture was and the extent of any other injuries. The break itself should heal in about 4 months. Your health care provider will take x-rays regularly to see how the bone is healing. Full recovery, however, requires the muscles and joints to heal as well. Your provider and physical therapist will assess the recovery of your muscles and joints by measuring joint mobility and the return of muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination. Your health care provider may decide to remove the plates, screws, or rods sometime after your leg has fully healed.
When can I return to my normal activities?
Everyone recovers from an injury at a different rate. Return to your activities will be determined by how soon your leg recovers, not by how many days or weeks it has been since your injury has occurred. The goal of rehabilitation is to return you to your normal activities as soon as is safely possible. If you return too soon you may worsen your injury.
The following list gives some general requirements that you might be expected to meet to return safely to your normal activities:
* You have full range of motion in the injured leg compared to the uninjured leg.
* You have full strength of the injured leg compared to the uninjured leg.
* You can walk straight ahead without pain or limping.
That sucks
if Nick Johnsons didnt have bad luck, he'd have no luck at all
I certainly wish him a complete and speedy recovery.
I broke my femur in 1994. It was nearly a year before it felt normal again. Two years after the break, I had surgery to remove the rod and part of the bone had not healed properly and rebroke. Another rod, plate and screws and a bone graft from my hip were needed to repair it the second time and that hardware was left in place. Needless to say, I have a lot of sympathy for what he is going through.
I am so sorry to hear this! I loved Nick as a Yankee.
I hope his recovery is as speedy and uncomplicated and complete as possible!
Get well soon Nick.
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I saw that and it reminded me of the Joe Thiesman play. I certainly hope it's not as serious as it looks.
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I also thought about Theisman. I was just about to turn off the game today when it happened and I wish I had. A break to the femur is rare, but always devastating. If it had to happen, I'm glad it was at the end of the season.
Heal well, Nick. Best wishes.
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I saw the play as well, how devastating for Nick Johnson. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
In addition, I thought it was very classy of Willie Randolph to run out there and literally get on his knee next to Nick.
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Poor Nick. This has been a rough year for injuries. I hope he's able to play next year.
Speedy recovery, Nick!
Best wishes to Nick, hopefully he makes a full recovery and is back on the field next season.
Wow -- a broken femur?!? I thought at worst it was a tib/fib fracture when I saw it happen -- this is beyond imagination.
That is a devastating injury -- in some cases life threatening.
My best wishes to Nick and his family.
I just saw the highlight of it. Looked pretty awful. Can't imagine the pain of it.
I hope Nick is ok and gets back on the field playing once again.
wow. Was a terrible thing to happen. Hope he does ok recovering from an injury like that. I like Nick Johnson.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...092300564.html
As soon as Nick Johnson's body slammed off that of Austin Kearns, he rolled limply to the turf, screamed in agony and flung his glove in the air, his expression mixing frustration with pain. In that moment Saturday afternoon, Johnson fractured the femur in his right leg, a dull murmur settled over Shea Stadium, and the shaken Washington Nationals gathered quietly, unsure of all that had transpired.
Two hours after the Nationals' 12-6 loss to the New York Mets, club officials announced the extent of Johnson's injury, one which could affect his preparedness for next season. Nationals orthopedist Ben Shaffer came up from Washington, and Johnson's surgery began after 11 p.m. at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens and continued past midnight.
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Despite his history of injuries, Johnson has long vowed never to change his hard-charging ways. Since first coming to the majors with the New York Yankees in 2001, he has been out with a bruised heel, a fractured cheekbone, a lower back strain, a fractured right hand, a bruised left wrist and a sprained right wrist. The unrelated nature of the injuries was one reason the Nationals signed him to a three-year, $16.5 million contract extension during spring training. They felt if he could avoid anything bizarre, he would produce.
I love the way this guy plays the game and hope for a full recovery.
I have not closely followed Nick's career but, with no disrespect intended, is he a bit reckless? I see "bruised heel, a fractured cheekbone, a lower back strain, a fractured right hand, a bruised left wrist and a sprained right wrist" and have to wonder.
I was surprised that it was the femur that was broken. It was a hard hit, but I couldn't see how it broke.
Sometimes in baseball you get to see the human side of things. I am sure Willie remembers Nick fondly from their time with the Yanks. Isn't Larry Bowa his uncle? I am sure that was difficult for him to watch too.
My little brother just broke his femer a couple of years ago. It took him about 6-8 months to fully recover from it. Nick has been one of my favorite players since coming up with the Yanks. I hope Nick the best of luck and hopefully he comes back next season, stronger than ever.
Here's an update from the Nationals M.D. The surgery went well.
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/p...=.jsp&c_id=was
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happy to hear the surgery went well. hopefully he can play a full season next year
Glad to hear it went well! Best of health, Nick!
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There's more news in this link, and it sounds like it's not quite as bad as some of us feared:
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/a...=.jsp&c_id=was
Best wishes, Nick, and I hope you're fully ready to return by Spring Training!Johnson is expected to be in the hospital at least one more day and begin his rehabilitation next Sunday. Johnson may be able to travel with the Nats to Washington on Monday night.
"Isolated femur fractures -- when they are reduced in good position and fixed with a rod -- it allows weight bearing right away," Dr. Shaffer said on the telephone. "The surgery is only eight to 10 hours old, so he won't feel like putting much weight on it today. He still has a fair amount of swelling in his thigh. It will take a while to go away. Hopefully, he'll be able to put weight on it more and more, so he can fully bear weight within four to six weeks.
"We'll look at [the] X-rays with the expectations that by six weeks, there will be a fair amount of healing at the fracture site. Generally speaking, we are looking at three to four months for this to heal, which allows the person to really pound on it and do anything they want."
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