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Here's the best (aka most horrific) shot of injury. Spoiler Sorry in advance. Best wishes to Mr. Ware
Does he pay for the surgery himself or does the school pay ? Do these schools take away athletic scholarships once the athletes are injured ?
It really just depends on the injury. Since ligaments do not repair themselves, athletes who tear multiple ligaments at once usually face the most difficult road to recovery. Because of this, surgeries to repair torn ligaments require a graft to be prepared from another ligament in the body. For example, in a typical ACL reconstruction the surgeon will usually use a patella tendon or one from the hamstrings. A series of holes are then drilled into the bone in order for the surgeon to insert it into its proper place. After it has been inserted, the holes will heal by filling in and securing the new ligament in place. From there on, it depends on the body's natural healing abilities. Bone is a bit different, and I'm not quite as knowledgeable on these types of surgeries. One of the major concerns of these compound fractures is that they can lead to the formation of a thrombus that can in turn cause an embolism. If this happens in a significant vessel, such as one in the brain or the lungs, death can result. Considering he has already had surgery, he should be fine. Once the screws are put into place, it's the body turn. Luckily, bone is very responsive to these treatments and has a strong ability to heal itself, but it will still take a long time because of the severity of the injury. In general, the larger the bone, the longer it takes to heal. He's "lucky" it wasn't a femur...
Not necessarily. He landed after a high jump, with a lot of impact, on that leg. With the "right" angle and enough stress, you can snap it like he did. His bone should heal fine. I would be more concerned about infection right now. They probably have him on lots of antibiotics currently.
They kept talking about Michael Bush, Bears RB suffering the same injury and coming back strong. I am hoping the kid is taken care of. I could care less about his basketball career......I am more interested in his scholarship and whether or not this can derail is ride to Louisville. Would hate to see something like this kill a good education AND a possible career playing a game. Also.......people on Twitter were talking about how he 'adjusted' his landing due to the raised floor. Anyone understand that at all? It is not receiving National attention but several sports writers have chimed in saying they blame the depth perception of the raised court. Interesting thought.... Hope he recovers........
McGahee and Livingston are the only ones I can think of, but those were gruesome knee injuries. Anyone got an example with a leg broken that severely?
Look at where he jumped from and where he landed. He was going full force and landed with a ton of momentum in an awkward position. Other basketball players hate to see that, but they pay attention to what he did wrong. The last thing they want is to go through that. I can see why Iguadola said he is opting out today. I see many athletes playing it safe for a while.
The NCAA and college sports in general is pretty scummy, but I highly doubt they would take away his scholarship in this situation. Judging by his reaction, I get the feeling Rick Pitino would pay this kids tuition out of his own pocket if it came down to that.
The same kind of injury happened to a football teammate on my freshman team on a kickoff return. His leg was hanging off just like that. I guess at least it is a clean break. Probably easier to heal. I never thought I would see something so surreal like that ever again.
His recovery will be faster than most "less gruesome" injuries aka. ligament tear. Bones heal really fast since they have a lot of blood circulation, ligaments on the other hand do not. Also, healed bones become just as strong, if not even stronger prior to injury. The only concern is possible muscle tear, other than that, he probably wouldn't take any longer than your average ACL injury. The mental aspect will be tough though.
