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Roethlisberger involved in motorcycle accident (1 Viewer)
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I was talking about Foxsports, not you. In case you were wondering
Wheelhouse
Footballguy
They'll likely take those pics down.
wadegarrett
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Any reports about how fast he was going?
ptsteelers
Footballguy
I will only say a couple of things ...
As a Steeler fan, this just sucks, but I remain very hopeful
As a Ben fan, I hope he really learns his leason from this. If ... IF, he can recover and return to his old self, I really hope he remembers this and wises his young ### up.
Young people can be so damn stubborn at times.
As a Steeler fan, this just sucks, but I remain very hopeful
As a Ben fan, I hope he really learns his leason from this. If ... IF, he can recover and return to his old self, I really hope he remembers this and wises his young ### up.
Young people can be so damn stubborn at times.
mightyeskimo
Footballguy
I've heard 20-30 mph.
mightyeskimo
Footballguy
Yeah the blood pool is unnecessary.
nightshift
Footballguy
AMEN.The Steeler Faithful are pulling for you, Big Ben.
GET WELL SOON.
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Andy Dufresne
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smcindoe
Footballguy
Re: The "serious" knee injuries.
I'm betting we're talking serious cuts/scrapes/skid burns, etc. That mgiht explain the discrepancy between what the police saw ("look at all the blood!") vs. what the doctors are saying ("in the big picture, it doesn't matter").
I doubt too many police are trained to diagnose a torn ACL by looking at it.
I'm betting we're talking serious cuts/scrapes/skid burns, etc. That mgiht explain the discrepancy between what the police saw ("look at all the blood!") vs. what the doctors are saying ("in the big picture, it doesn't matter").
I doubt too many police are trained to diagnose a torn ACL by looking at it.
thanks for the link
Jason Wood
Zoo York
RE: Fox Sports...ESPN is carrying similar photos of the blood pool, so direct your criticism to them, too.
sholditch
Footballguy
I'm sorry the guy got hurt, but not any more sorry than I am whenever I hear about some random guy that got seriously hurt, or killed, because I don't know him any better than some random guy I read about in the news. Maybe if I was a steeler fan it would be different, but whenever something like this happens someone also chooses to "take the high road" and reasses thier life priorities. Its ok, but a little arbitrary unless you do it every time you hear about a crash.
Andy Dufresne
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Now that's a laugh. ESPN's "Contact Us" page doesn't even allow you to contact them. All it does is lead you to FAQs.
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MLBrandow
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"Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said. "
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...s/s_457685.html
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...s/s_457685.html
crowe1130
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No link...
Clayton just reported on ESPN News that latest reports from hospital and team are that the jaw, nose, and head gash are the worst of the injuries. Knees are apparently ok. Saying the general feeling is that Big Ben "dodged a bullet" and it's "very likely" he'll be under center for the opener.
Just paraphrasing as heard, so take it for what it's worth.
Clayton just reported on ESPN News that latest reports from hospital and team are that the jaw, nose, and head gash are the worst of the injuries. Knees are apparently ok. Saying the general feeling is that Big Ben "dodged a bullet" and it's "very likely" he'll be under center for the opener.
Just paraphrasing as heard, so take it for what it's worth.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
For the love...
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Never underestimate the power of denial.There's NO way they can make that determination right now.
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
Can I get a cliffnotes of what has happened here?
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
"Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said."
nightshift
Footballguy
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
What exactly does the bolded part mean?
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MLBrandow
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No kidding.... they haven't even done a CAT scan or anything beyond preliminary head checks. The first priority is to get him into surgery and keep him alive (hyperbole I suppose in this situation), but then determine the extent of mental damage after the scope of physical damage is under control and/or repaired.That the front of his head landed in a windshield and then the back of his head snapped back and hit the concrete says to me his brain is certainly not "all okay".
Of course, riding without a helmet probably told us that much.
Andy Dufresne
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...says the guy who posts the link where to find them.
I quoted someone else.Have you not figured out how to read embedded posts or something?
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MLBrandow
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if you push above your left nostril, you'll notice just inside the cartilege is hard cartilege adjacent to a partial protusion of the skull. That's your left sinus cavity bone.It's just a bit of skull that dips out... it's not really vital, but I'm sure it hurts a lot more than the actual extent of the injury.
Rest assured he doesn't throw with his nose...
The real problem is that 9inch laceration on the back of his head. Temporal / Occipital lobe injuries could give him problems in depth perception, partial blindness, and various other focusing problems.
Lucky it wasn't the back of his head through the glass and the front of his head hitting the pavement, or we might be talking Big Ben past tense.
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Andy Dufresne
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shamrock84
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MLBrandow
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I know.. it's not like his boob popped out.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Okay, we got it now Mr. Honda.
Anyone comment yet on how when he did that ESPN interview about not wearing a helmet he talked about riding a Harley and a chopper, specifically saying it was relaxing and wasn't like he was riding a sports bike? Not that it's really any less stupid not to wear a helmet on those, but the bike he was riding today looks an awful lot like a sport bike to me... What a ####### anyway.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Obviously I can't confirm this in this case, but there's no way a patient with a potential head injury goes under general anesthesia without a head CT to determine the full extent of all injury. You're not repairing facial fractures and debriding/repairing multiple facial lacerations without attempting to diagnose a major head injury first.
The facial fractures were almost certainly fully diagnosed during the head CT (included cuts of the facial bones to aid reconstruction if necessary).
The sinus fracture could mean anything. There are many sinuses in the skull and many, many small sinus bones. Purely speculating again, but the multiple missing teeth, fractured jaw, and questionable eye involvement point to maxillary sinus involvement - the big sinus cavity below each eye and to the side of the nose as Andy posted - but multiple other sinus bones may be involved.
The facial fractures were almost certainly fully diagnosed during the head CT (included cuts of the facial bones to aid reconstruction if necessary).
The sinus fracture could mean anything. There are many sinuses in the skull and many, many small sinus bones. Purely speculating again, but the multiple missing teeth, fractured jaw, and questionable eye involvement point to maxillary sinus involvement - the big sinus cavity below each eye and to the side of the nose as Andy posted - but multiple other sinus bones may be involved.
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nightshift
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He was riding his Hayabusa, not a Harley. Not that it makes any difference when one smacks into a cage, head first.Stupid move? IMO, yes and I ride a Harley with a helmet (full face). However, it was his choice.
What wasn't his choice was the 62 year old lady pulling a New Yorker in front of him...
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nightshift
Footballguy
SCAM.
bmetz
Footballguy
mad sweeney
Footballguy
No, however police see, on a daily basis, grievous injuries and are capable of determining on the spot whether an injury is serious or not. Obviously they aren't soctors or sprts surgeons but to dismiss an officers account of an injury as uninformed is a mistake. Many times police are on scene before paramedics and are required to be able to determine the extent of injuries. I'm not saying that their on the spot observations are accurate and have impact on a players career. But if a policeman at the scene says there are serious injuries involved, then they aren't talking about cuts and scrapes. But all this speculation about him being fine in 8 weeks to his career over is hilarious. Not one of us here knows anything about his injuries, and none of us is more qualified to categorize his injuries than even the most inexperienced cop on the scene. All we do know is that Ben paid for his refusal to wear a helmet and his career is in jeopardy, whether short term or long, because of it.
Wheelhouse
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Yeah, but do you have to have in to view it?
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