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"I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures." --Bill Walton, former Trail Blazer, Clipper, and Celtic

Sports injuries can derail an All-Star season, tank a team's playoff hopes, and drive frustrated fantasy owners to desperation. Baseball is a hotbed of torn rotator cuffs, hockey is lousy with concussions, basketball wreaks havoc on ankles and knees, and football remains a smorgasbord of breaks, sprains, and pain. Between season-injuring surgeries and will-he-or-won't-he gameday updates, not a day passes when someone isn't going onto or coming off of a disabled list somewhere in college and professional sports.

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December 2007
- Legace Injured in Blues' 3-1 Loss to Flames
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Dec 5, 07 5:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Things started poorly for the Blues in pregame warmups when goalie Manny Legace tweaked his knee. Things didn't get any better as the Flames went on to win 3-1. The Flames outshot the Blues 20-2 in the second period, and from the second period into the third had 18 consecutive shots. More »
November 2007
- Arizona Upsets No. 2 Oregon; Dixon Injured
  
  Associated Press | Nov 16, 07 6:04 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oregon became the fifth No. 2 team to lose this season after Arizona upset them 34-24 last night. Oregon starting QB and Heisman hopeful Dennis Dixon was lost in the first quarter to a knee injury and Oregon was never able to get back on track. Arizona took advantage, scoring on an interception return and a punt return. More »
October 2007
- Spinal Injury Ends Seahawk's Career
  
  ESPN | Oct 8, 07 11:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After 201 games for the same team, Seattle's workman-like Mack Strong is calling it a career to avoid further damage to a spinal injury. Fifteen years of using his body as a battering ram has led to a herniated disc that his doctors believe will heal without surgery. The condition was aggravated in the Seahawks' loss to Pittsburgh yesterday. More »
September 2007
- Mom: Kevin Will Walk Again
  
  Buffalo News | Sep 17, 07 12:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Injured Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett watched the Bills lose to the Steelers yesterday from his hospital bed, and his mom, Patricia Dugas, was by his side, in a red Bills sweatshirt. It was tough, she told the Buffalo News in an emotional interview. But the toughest thing was watching her son, on a TV screen, fail to get up from the field a week ago Sunday while she was six states away in Texas. More »
- HS Football Players Hide Head Injuries
  
  New York Times | Sep 15, 07 2:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Behind the Americana of high school football lurks the deadly consequences of concussions. In the last 10 years some 50 players have sustained serious head injuries on the gridiron—some fatal, the New York Times reports. And teenage players, whose brains are more fragile, often don't know what a concussion is, or won't tell. More »
- Knee Will Cost Oden Season
  
  ESPN | Sep 13, 07 3:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The top pick in the NBA draft will likely spend the 2007-08 season on the bench after exploratory surgery on Greg Oden's right knee revealed cartilage damage, ESPN.com reports. The Portland Trail Blazers' 7-footer will spend eight weeks off after surgeons fixed the problem today with microfracture surgery, but it could take a year for Oden to recover fully. More »
- Bills Player Makes Promising Progress
  
  Houston Chronicle | Sep 13, 07 6:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bills tight end Kevin Everett is talking, wiggling his toes, and bending his knees, raising hopes for "community independent ambulation," the team orthopedist said yesterday. "Walking out of this hospital really is not a realistic goal," said Andrew Cappuccino. "But walking may very well be." Healing is only just beginning, and he still has no movement in his hands. More »
- Injured Bills Player May Walk Again: Doc
  
  ESPN | Sep 12, 07 2:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Severely injured Buffalo Bills player Kevin Everett can now move all his limbs, giving hope to his relieved surgeon that he may walk again. The good news comes a day after his doctor said he would likely remain paralyzed and could even lose his life in the wake of a "catastrophic" spinal injury Everett suffered during a tackle. More »
- 'Catastrophic' Injury Leaves Bills Tight End in Grave Condition
  
  Associated Press | Sep 11, 07 4:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett may never walk again and faces a fight for his life after suffering serious injuries in Sunday's game, doctors said yesterday. Everett , 25, suffered a fractured spine and damage to his spinal cord on a helmet-to-helmet hit during the second-half kickoff of a loss to the visiting Broncos. More »

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) slides into the boards near Tampa Bay Lightning's Filip Kuba (71), of the Czech Republic, and Paul Ranger (54) in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh... (Source: Associated Press)

Indiana Pacers center Jermaine O'Neal sits on the team bench in street clothes while on the injured list with a sore left knee during an NBA basketball game with the Philadelphia 76ers Monday, Jan. 21,... (Source: Associated Press)

Tommy John, manager of the Bridgeport Bluefish, talks to the media Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007 in Bridgeport Conn. Former Major League All-Star Jose Offerman who is playing for the Long Island Ducks was... (Source: Associated Press)

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is looked over on a trainers table during their NFL divisional playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Indianapolis.... (Source: Associated Press)

Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony lies on the court after injuring his left ankle during the first half of the Nuggets' NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, in Los... (Source: Associated Press)

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Background

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
National Institutes of Health

ACL injuries are often associated with other injuries. The classic example is when the ACL is torn at the same time as both the MCL and the medial meniscus (one of the shock-absorbing cartilages in the knee). This type of injury often occurs in football players and skiers.

Your Orthopaedic Connection: Rotator Cuff Tears
orthoinfo.aaos.org

The rotator cuff is the network of four muscles and several tendons that form a covering around the top of the upper arm bone (humerus). These muscles form a cover around the head of the humerus. The rotator cuff holds the humerus in place in the shoulder joint and enables the arm to rotate.

Tommy John surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia

Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, knee, or foot of the patient).

sprain
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

sprain / sprān / • v. [ tr. ] wrench or twist the ligaments of (an ankle, wrist, or other joint) violently so as to cause ...

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