Saturday, October 30, 2004
ANKLES, CADAVERS, SUTURES, AND RED SOX NATION
Okay, last blog about baseball and the Boston Red Sox. Promise!
Today the most anticipated parade in 86 years will be held to honor baseball's champions.
And as improbable as that still sounds, I'm still so impressed (and a little haunted) by the crazy procedure Curt Schilling's ankle endured by team physican Dr. Bill Morgan. In short, Schilling's peroneus brevis tendon, which runs around the back of the ankle to the bottom of the foot, was displaced because the sheath that holds it was torn. Even simple walking made the tendon snap back and forth over his ankle bone, causing considerable pain and would probably lead to a complete tear of the tendon (aka, not good). But the doc used sutures to hold the tendon to the skin in the displaced position to keep it from snapping back and forth like a guitar string. Dr. Morgan wasn't even sure he could do it so he tried it on a cadaver first. That way, Schilling could go out and pitch and be magnificant. And he was. Still, as a PT, I thought he was doing irreparable damange to his ankle. Good luck with surgery, Curt.
On another note, this is an actual conversation I had with a guy at work on Thursday:
Me: I hate the Yankees because they just buy players. Their $180 million payroll will only go up this off-season.
Sam: Yeah, but doesn't Boston do that too? Their payroll is at $120 million, right?
Me: Yeah, but the difference is
this: We WIN championships.
It's such a great feeling to be able to trash talk for a change. I love being a part of Red Sox Nation!
Okay, last blog about baseball and the Boston Red Sox. Promise!
Today the most anticipated parade in 86 years will be held to honor baseball's champions.
And as improbable as that still sounds, I'm still so impressed (and a little haunted) by the crazy procedure Curt Schilling's ankle endured by team physican Dr. Bill Morgan. In short, Schilling's peroneus brevis tendon, which runs around the back of the ankle to the bottom of the foot, was displaced because the sheath that holds it was torn. Even simple walking made the tendon snap back and forth over his ankle bone, causing considerable pain and would probably lead to a complete tear of the tendon (aka, not good). But the doc used sutures to hold the tendon to the skin in the displaced position to keep it from snapping back and forth like a guitar string. Dr. Morgan wasn't even sure he could do it so he tried it on a cadaver first. That way, Schilling could go out and pitch and be magnificant. And he was. Still, as a PT, I thought he was doing irreparable damange to his ankle. Good luck with surgery, Curt.
On another note, this is an actual conversation I had with a guy at work on Thursday:
Me: I hate the Yankees because they just buy players. Their $180 million payroll will only go up this off-season.
Sam: Yeah, but doesn't Boston do that too? Their payroll is at $120 million, right?
Me: Yeah, but the difference is
this: We WIN championships.
It's such a great feeling to be able to trash talk for a change. I love being a part of Red Sox Nation!
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