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Kevin Everett Update... Good News (1 Viewer)

(Buffalo, NY September 11, 2007) - - News 4 Medical Reporter Dr. Peter Ostrow says he's learned injured Buffalo Bills Tight End Kevin Everett has voluntary movement of his arms and legs. This is a dramatic improvement over the prognosis given just yesterday at a Buffalo Bills news conference. Orthopedic surgeon Doctor Andrew Cappuccino said Monday that Everett suffered a "catastrophic" life-threatening spinal-cord injury in Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. He said Everett's chances of regaining a full range of body motion were not very likely. But tonight Dr.Ostrow reports Dr. Cappuccino is much more optimistic.

You can see Dr. Ostrow's entire story on Kevin Everett's recovery on WIVB.com
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I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state.

I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from.

Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.

eta: after reading the longer article I may have been mistaken. The short blurb and the video on the link were a little misleading/confusing. I wonder if they woke him up for the tests or if they have a way of doing it without risk.

Also the reduction of swelling in the spine is extremely good news, the sooner that goes down, the sooner his situation can be diagnosed more clearly and the less machinery will be required to keep him alive. Very glad to hear it.

 
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mad sweeney said:
I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state. I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from. Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.
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Weren't you the guy who complained about the amount of time it took to get Everett off the field? If not sorry. If so and I think I'm right, you sir are a horse's patoot. Not raining on my parade any more pally.
 
elcohiba said:
Weren't you the guy who complained about the amount of time it took to get Everett off the field? If not sorry. If so and I think I'm right, you sir are a horse's patoot. Not raining on my parade any more pally.
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different person. the original poster later apologized for his comments though.
 
mad sweeney said:
I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state. I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from. Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.
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:rolleyes:
 
mad sweeney said:
I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state.

I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from.

Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.
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Here is the entire article. Note the two bolded paragraphs, both of which indicate the surgeon is much more optimistic than he was yesterday. Link

Update: Kevin Everett's Medical Condition

Sep 11, 2007 05:10 PM

(Buffalo, NY, September 11, 2007) - - We have some breaking news about the condition of bills tight end Kevin Everett. Doctor Peter Ostrow reports with some hopeful news.

I spoke with Dr. Andy Cappuccino, one of his surgeons, Tuesday, and he was much more optimistic than yesterday. He said Kevin Everett is able to move his arms and legs, a great advance since yesterday.

All of us who saw the injury during the football game and heard the early reports feared the worst, but many things went right for Kevin Everett. The Bills' training staff practices for situations just like this and they were ready. Dr. John Marzo led the drill, and trainer Bud Carpenter immobilized Kevin's head.

As soon as they put him inthe ambulance, treatment began. He was given steroids as the ambulance went through the tunnell, and two IV's were inserted so he could be given a treatment that would lower his body temperature. Within an hour of the time thay reached Millard Fillmore Gates, he had a CT Scan and an MRI Scan, and within an hour and a half, Dr. Cappuccino and Dr. Kevin Gibbons began surgery and it went very well.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "The spinal cord was completely decompressed, and the spine was fixated from the back with four screws and two small rods. At that point in time, an intraoperative ultrasound or doppler study was performed to evaluate the cord, the covering of the cord and the cord itself were completely intact, and actually looked good."

The doctors were reluctant to give an optimistic prognosis, but there were some early hopeful signs.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "This examination, about 6 hours after surgery did show voluntary movement of his legs in his adductors, the muscles that ppull his legs together, and his plantarflexors the muscles that push his feet down."

And Kevin himself, in a message to his mother, gave the most optimistic prediction.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "He told her that he was going to get better and he didn't want her to worry."

And Tuesday, Dr Cappuccino says, "We may be wittnessing a minor miracle." He said that because, today, Kevin Everett was able to voluntarily move his arms and legs, a marked improvement over yesterday. He also noted that the MRI scan taken after the surgery showed only a small amount of swelling in the cord. Those are both good signs.

[Q] You said they lowered his body temperature. What did that do?

[A] Its one of the things that prevents the cord from swelling, along with the steroids. The treatment protocol was designed by Dr. Barth Green in Miami, who happens to be a personal friend of Ralph Wilson.
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elcohiba said:
mad sweeney said:
I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state. I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from. Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.
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Weren't you the guy who complained about the amount of time it took to get Everett off the field? If not sorry. If so and I think I'm right, you sir are a horse's patoot. Not raining on my parade any more pally.
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Why don't you go back to the game thread and do a little research before you make a horses patoot out of yourself. I was calling out that jerk during the game! Even if you were right, which you couldn't be more wrong, your post is completely inappropriate. There is no place in this thread for calling people names.
 
Anthony Borbely said:
mad sweeney said:
I don't see how this is any different than yesterday. He had some voluntary movement before the surgery and has been kept sedated at a level just above a coma since the surgeries and isn't expected to regain consciousness for up to 72 hours while the swelling goes down enough to evaluate how bad the injury is and the success of the surgery. I don't know how they could have found more voluntary movement with him in this state.

I believe this is a poor reporting job since it was reported yesterday that he did have some touch sensation and voluntary movement before going under anasthesia, from which he has not been awakened from.

Hate to rain on the parade and continue to hope and pull for this guy, but this is really bad reporting creating false hope from facts known 2 days ago. Unless this is a new development and they woke him up, which the article doesn't say happened.
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Here is the entire article. Note the two bolded paragraphs, both of which indicate the surgeon is much more optimistic than he was yesterday. Link

Update: Kevin Everett's Medical Condition

Sep 11, 2007 05:10 PM

(Buffalo, NY, September 11, 2007) - - We have some breaking news about the condition of bills tight end Kevin Everett. Doctor Peter Ostrow reports with some hopeful news.

I spoke with Dr. Andy Cappuccino, one of his surgeons, Tuesday, and he was much more optimistic than yesterday. He said Kevin Everett is able to move his arms and legs, a great advance since yesterday.

All of us who saw the injury during the football game and heard the early reports feared the worst, but many things went right for Kevin Everett. The Bills' training staff practices for situations just like this and they were ready. Dr. John Marzo led the drill, and trainer Bud Carpenter immobilized Kevin's head.

As soon as they put him inthe ambulance, treatment began. He was given steroids as the ambulance went through the tunnell, and two IV's were inserted so he could be given a treatment that would lower his body temperature. Within an hour of the time thay reached Millard Fillmore Gates, he had a CT Scan and an MRI Scan, and within an hour and a half, Dr. Cappuccino and Dr. Kevin Gibbons began surgery and it went very well.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "The spinal cord was completely decompressed, and the spine was fixated from the back with four screws and two small rods. At that point in time, an intraoperative ultrasound or doppler study was performed to evaluate the cord, the covering of the cord and the cord itself were completely intact, and actually looked good."

The doctors were reluctant to give an optimistic prognosis, but there were some early hopeful signs.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "This examination, about 6 hours after surgery did show voluntary movement of his legs in his adductors, the muscles that ppull his legs together, and his plantarflexors the muscles that push his feet down."

And Kevin himself, in a message to his mother, gave the most optimistic prediction.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino, Othopedic Surgeon, "He told her that he was going to get better and he didn't want her to worry."

And Tuesday, Dr Cappuccino says, "We may be wittnessing a minor miracle." He said that because, today, Kevin Everett was able to voluntarily move his arms and legs, a marked improvement over yesterday. He also noted that the MRI scan taken after the surgery showed only a small amount of swelling in the cord. Those are both good signs.

[Q] You said they lowered his body temperature. What did that do?

[A] Its one of the things that prevents the cord from swelling, along with the steroids. The treatment protocol was designed by Dr. Barth Green in Miami, who happens to be a personal friend of Ralph Wilson.
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Yeah, I saw that after posting, I only read the short article and the video and missed that longer article, and went back to edit my post.
 
The first glimmer of positive news since Sunday.

Hopefully, we will be able to read more good stories in the days ahead.

 
FWIW: ESPN just had on a doctor from the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he said based on the information, he fully expects Everett to walk out of the hospital at some point, following a period of rehabilitation.

 
hephner said:
FWIW: ESPN just had on a doctor from the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and he said based on the information, he fully expects Everett to walk out of the hospital at some point, following a period of rehabilitation.
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That would be the "feel good" story of the year. I remember when something like this happened to a kid a Penn State, it was horrible, and he rehabbed hard and although he is not 100 percent cured, he is living as normal a life as possible. I am praying for this kid, and the glimmer of hope is something I am sure he needs to. I don't get the guy on here being negative, I hate pessimistic people.
 
My apologies to Mr Mad Sweeney. He was responding correctly to some jerk in the Broncs/Bills games thread. I got the two confused and am sorry. This story has been bothering me.

 
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3014742

Report: Doctor says Everett has voluntary movement of arms, legs

ESPN.com news services

Updated: September 11, 2007, 6:30 PM ET

Kevin Everett might walk again after all.

The doctor who performed the spinal surgery on Everett told Buffalo TV station WIVB on Tuesday that Everett has voluntary movement of his arms and legs and as a result he is optimistic that Everett will walk again.

Dr. Andrew Cappuccino told WIVB that Everett's sedation levels were lowered on Tuesday, allowing him to respond to verbal commands. WIVB also reported that Everett's latest MRI shows only a small amount of swelling on his spinal cord.

On Monday, Cappuccino said that Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury and was unlikely to walk again.

"A best-case scenario is full recovery, but not likely," Cappuccino said Monday. "I believe there will be some permanent neurologic deficit."

Everett was hurt Sunday after he ducked his head while tackling the Denver Broncos' Domenik Hixon during the second-half kickoff. Everett dropped face-first to the ground after his helmet hit Hixon high on the left shoulder and side of the helmet.

On Monday, Cappuccino noted the 25-year-old reserve tight end did have touch sensation throughout his body and also showed signs of movement. But he cautioned that Everett's injury was life-threatening because he was still susceptible to blood clots, infection and breathing failure.

A trainer attends to Kevin Everett after he showed no signs of consciousness following a helmet-to-helmet hit on Denver's Domenik Hixon at the start of the second half.

Everett is in the intensive care unit of Buffalo's Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital, where he is under sedation and breathing through a respirator as doctors wait for the swelling to lessen.

Cappuccino repaired a break between the third and fourth vertebrae and also alleviated the pressure on the spinal cord. In reconstructing his spine, doctors made a bone graft and inserted a plate, held in by four screws, and also inserted two small rods, held in place by another four screws.

Doctors, however, weren't able to repair all the damage.

Bills punter Brian Moorman immediately feared the worst when Everett showed no signs of movement as he was placed on a backboard and, with his head and body immobilized, carefully loaded into an ambulance.

"It brought tears to my eyes," Moorman said after practice. He said the sight of Everett's motionless body brought back memories of Mike Utley, the former Detroit Lions guard, who was paralyzed below the chest after injuring his neck in a collision during a 1991 game.

Utley, Moorman recalled, at least was able to give what's become a famous "thumbs up" sign as he was taken off the field. Everett didn't.

"That's what I was waiting for, and that's what everybody else was waiting for," Moorman said. "And to have to walk back to the sideline and not see that made for a tough time."

Utley, who lives in Washington state, was saddened to see replays of Everett's collision.

"I'm sorry this young man got hurt," Utley said. "It wasn't a cheap shot. It was a great form tackle and that's it."

Cappuccino received permission to operate from Everett's mother, Patricia Dugas, who spoke by phone from her home in Houston. She and other family members arrived in Buffalo on Monday. Everett was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and played high school football there.

Buffalo's 2005 third-round draft pick out of Miami, Everett missed his rookie season because of a knee injury. He spent most of last year playing special teams. He was hoping to make an impact as a receiver.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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