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Tony Romo punctured lung (1 Viewer)

IRVING, Texas -- While a CT scan revealed only one fracture to Tony Romo's ribs, the Cowboys' quarterback has been diagnosed with a punctured lung, according to sources.

Coach Jason Garrett, who never specifically addressed the lung puncture, said Monday that he did not rule out Romo playing next week against Washington, and sources confirmed that it doesn't change his status for that game.

"I would not think there's any reason to think that he won't play Monday," Garrett said. "We're certainly hopeful."

Romo said Sunday that because he was able to close out the game against the Niners, he would play against the Redskins on Monday Night Football. In the locker room Monday, Romo said the pain was the same as it was after the game.
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http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/6993210/sources-tony-romo-cracked-rib-punctured-lung
 
Of course he does. That was irresponsible of the cowboys medical staff letting him return. A collapsed lung is not a good thing. What if he got sacked again? Just dont get it but respect him wanting him to ball. Btw no i didnt lose to romo and this is not sour grapes.

 
After what he did in the game this past week I think Romo will play. That said how effective can he be with Austin OUT and Dez kind if gimpy and maybe not a true WR1 just yet...I am more concerned about his supporting cast all injured including Felix Jones than I am Romo himself.

 
'[icon] said:
IRVING, Texas -- While a CT scan revealed only one fracture to Tony Romo's ribs, the Cowboys' quarterback has been diagnosed with a punctured lung, according to sources.

Coach Jason Garrett, who never specifically addressed the lung puncture, said Monday that he did not rule out Romo playing next week against Washington, and sources confirmed that it doesn't change his status for that game.

"I would not think there's any reason to think that he won't play Monday," Garrett said. "We're certainly hopeful."

Romo said Sunday that because he was able to close out the game against the Niners, he would play against the Redskins on Monday Night Football. In the locker room Monday, Romo said the pain was the same as it was after the game.
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I was listening to this while driving home, I pretty sure (90%) that he was only as about status and not specifically about a punctured lung. Local sports, is doing we are are speculating on rumors at the moment, no additional news/rumors.

 
'[icon] said:
IRVING, Texas -- While a CT scan revealed only one fracture to Tony Romo's ribs, the Cowboys' quarterback has been diagnosed with a punctured lung, according to sources.

Coach Jason Garrett, who never specifically addressed the lung puncture, said Monday that he did not rule out Romo playing next week against Washington, and sources confirmed that it doesn't change his status for that game.

"I would not think there's any reason to think that he won't play Monday," Garrett said. "We're certainly hopeful."

Romo said Sunday that because he was able to close out the game against the Niners, he would play against the Redskins on Monday Night Football. In the locker room Monday, Romo said the pain was the same as it was after the game.
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Yeah, other than that whole punctured lung deal.
 
Drew Bledsoe's injury that opened the door for Tom Brady was a punctured lung. Could Jon Kitna be the next...er, guess not.

 
As a Romo owner in multiple leagues I am alittle nervous but as MOP said his supporting cast worries me equally if not more. To other Romo owners what's your contingency plan? I've already contacted a couple owners about their backups ( mainly Freeman & Bradford ) as they can be had rather easily in my leagues. I don't like Kitna bc of the issues with the rest of the supporting cast as previously mentioned.

 
How do you puncture a lung playing football?

If he broke a rub I could see it, but I'm having a hold time visualizing how that injury happens.

 
'Art_VanDalay said:
Of course he does. That was irresponsible of the cowboys medical staff letting him return. A collapsed lung is not a good thing. What if he got sacked again? Just dont get it but respect him wanting him to ball. Btw no i didnt lose to romo and this is not sour grapes.
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How is it irresponsible when they didn't have a CT scan available to detect it, like they did today? XRay indicated cracked rib, only.
 
I guess I'm not a doctor, and Garrett said Romo still intends to play on MNF next week, but what should we expect? Will he miss any time considering he played through it? Or do they sit him and what's the normal recovery rate?

 
'SacramentoBob said:
Glad to see he finally took Favre's advice and decided to toughen up instead of sitting out for every nick and scrape.
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Link?The only time I remember him sitting out was when he fractured his collarbone and tried to sneak past the coach to run onto the field. Someone grabbed him by the collar and held him back.

 
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It sounds really bad, but almost a non story relative to the broken rib according to my gf (who is a dr. at the VA). She says that the healing time on a punctured lung will be less than the healing time for the broken rib. (2-4 weeks on the lung. with two being somewhat superhuman but they are elite athletes with the best med help etc) and 4-6 weeks on the rib. These time tables are for fully healed, not shot up with cortisone and wearing a flak jacket etc, do I'm sure Bremel will offer a better NFL take. but for those considering moves thought I'd throw it out there.

This is prolly the main reason the docs told him not to go back in. though, as you can imagine how a broken rib could cause additional internal injuries if hit afterward.

 
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The lung puncture is supposedly small. Sounds like he will be good to go for the home opener. A rib can be aggravating, but you can work through it (my own experience from having a displaced rib fracture)

 
'Hipple said:
'aardball44 said:
'Rick James said:
He'll certainly never be the head of a major corporation.
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:lmao:
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:whoosh: no clue on this one...
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Yeah, baby!

[Austin and Vanessa see a man decapitated]

Austin Powers: Not the time to lose one's head.

Vanessa Kensington: No.

Austin Powers: That's not the way to get ahead in life.

Vanessa Kensington: No.

Austin Powers: It's a shame he wasn't more headstrong.

Vanessa Kensington: Hmm.

Austin Powers: He'll never be the head of a major corporation.

Vanessa Kensington: Okay, that'll do.

Austin Powers: Okay.

 
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I am a board certified internist and a 'punctured lung' to me sounds like a pneumothorax. Which actually was likely a result of the team putting him back in.

A pneumothorax is not to be taken lightly b/c in certain situations it may potentially be life threatening and/or require a chest tube which is not pleasant by any means.

Likely this is a small pneumothorax and not a "collapse of the lung" which would be much worse.

Typically you monitor the patient to make sure the pneumothorax is not expanding and resolving. If resolving, he could potentially play this weekend, but that would be risky given if he has further trauma he could end up with a large pneumo (see above).

Personally, I am looking to pick up Kitna as i see a good chance of him starting this (and possibly more than 1) week. He is a totally different player if he actually gets 1st team reps and a gameplan designed for him.

 
'ashishka said:
If resolving, he could potentially play this weekend, but that would be risky given if he has further trauma
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My non-doctoral logic tells me that "hole in lung = playing football is a bad idea".Seems like sitting out until healed is an excellent idea, so he can play the rest of the season.If he goes out there and makes it worse he could wind up being out a lot longer.
 
'ashishka said:
I am a board certified internist and a 'punctured lung' to me sounds like a pneumothorax. Which actually was likely a result of the team putting him back in.

A pneumothorax is not to be taken lightly b/c in certain situations it may potentially be life threatening and/or require a chest tube which is not pleasant by any means.

Likely this is a small pneumothorax and not a "collapse of the lung" which would be much worse.

Typically you monitor the patient to make sure the pneumothorax is not expanding and resolving. If resolving, he could potentially play this weekend, but that would be risky given if he has further trauma he could end up with a large pneumo (see above).

Personally, I am looking to pick up Kitna as i see a good chance of him starting this (and possibly more than 1) week. He is a totally different player if he actually gets 1st team reps and a gameplan designed for him.
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Medical imaging professional here, and that is what I was thinking as well. If he actually had a displaced rib fracture puncturing his lung, he prolly would have stayed on the ground writhing in pain, coughing up blood.Still, playing with broken ribs/pneumo and getting it done is pretty impressive.

 
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'Manster said:
'ashishka said:
I am a board certified internist and a 'punctured lung' to me sounds like a pneumothorax. Which actually was likely a result of the team putting him back in.

A pneumothorax is not to be taken lightly b/c in certain situations it may potentially be life threatening and/or require a chest tube which is not pleasant by any means.

Likely this is a small pneumothorax and not a "collapse of the lung" which would be much worse.

Typically you monitor the patient to make sure the pneumothorax is not expanding and resolving. If resolving, he could potentially play this weekend, but that would be risky given if he has further trauma he could end up with a large pneumo (see above).

Personally, I am looking to pick up Kitna as i see a good chance of him starting this (and possibly more than 1) week. He is a totally different player if he actually gets 1st team reps and a gameplan designed for him.
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Medical imaging professional here, and that is what I was thinking as well. If he actually had a displaced rib fracture puncturing his lung, he prolly would have stayed on the ground writhing in pain, coughing up blood.Still, playing with broken ribs/pneumo and getting it done is pretty impressive.
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Actually the lungs are very resilient and can withstand a hole the size of a nickle before pneumothorax symptoms emerge. Highly unlikely that he has a large bore hole in his lung and is expected to play Monday. I also doubt that his rib fracture is displaced thus decreasing the risk of a further lung laceration. The blessing for Romo is that he plays the Redskins and not the Lions this week.
 
Romo will play and gut it out. We'll hear about it all night and the Cowboys will try and win by running the ball and playing good defense.

With Miles out, Dez gimped, Felix gimped and Witten's ribs very sore, how do you start Romo unless you have nothing behind him at qb.

Cowboys 20-17 over the Redskins with Romo getting 240 yards, 1 Td and no picks.

 
'simmonjm said:
'Manster said:
'ashishka said:
I am a board certified internist and a 'punctured lung' to me sounds like a pneumothorax. Which actually was likely a result of the team putting him back in.

A pneumothorax is not to be taken lightly b/c in certain situations it may potentially be life threatening and/or require a chest tube which is not pleasant by any means.

Likely this is a small pneumothorax and not a "collapse of the lung" which would be much worse.

Typically you monitor the patient to make sure the pneumothorax is not expanding and resolving. If resolving, he could potentially play this weekend, but that would be risky given if he has further trauma he could end up with a large pneumo (see above).

Personally, I am looking to pick up Kitna as i see a good chance of him starting this (and possibly more than 1) week. He is a totally different player if he actually gets 1st team reps and a gameplan designed for him.
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Medical imaging professional here, and that is what I was thinking as well. If he actually had a displaced rib fracture puncturing his lung, he prolly would have stayed on the ground writhing in pain, coughing up blood.Still, playing with broken ribs/pneumo and getting it done is pretty impressive.
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Actually the lungs are very resilient and can withstand a hole the size of a nickle before pneumothorax symptoms emerge. Highly unlikely that he has a large bore hole in his lung and is expected to play Monday. I also doubt that his rib fracture is displaced thus decreasing the risk of a further lung laceration. The blessing for Romo is that he plays the Redskins and not the Lions this week.
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I want to wait and see what moderated has to say about this before forming an opinion.
 
'Avery said:
'finito said:
Wow.
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That sounds serious but any armchair doctors know what that means in terms of recovery?Also, just thinking out loud, but is/could that be caused by a fractured and displaced rib?
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I punctured a lung in a car accident years ago and it was not that bad. If the Cowboys have a hand air pump on the sidelines Romo should be good to go.
 
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