Say A Prayer for Max Pacioretty

[puckhead]

Wow. A vertebrae fx is nothing to scoff at. Yikes. They don't give any indication as to which vertebrae, do they? That's extremely important. In my limited experience with training now I've already seen one vertebrae fx, and it was of C1 (which is extremely uncommon), so it was scary but the symptoms were a bit different in that situation, because the spinal cord isn't really compromised in that particular situation.

“Max Pacioretty has a severe concussion, as well as a fracture of the fourth cervical vertebrae, but it's not displaced,” explained Martin. “Max will remain at the hospital for further observation. There will be no other prognosis for the time being, but he will obviously be out indefinitely. The most important thing for our organization right now is Max’s recovery. We will continue following recommendations from the doctors and of course, Max and his immediate family would appreciate privacy in this matter.”

 

[pixburgher66]

Found the quote, it's a non-displaced fx of C4 vertebrae. If he recovers well from the concussion, his career isn't in jeopardy. If the fx heals well he should be fine to play again. But dang...C4 is very dangerous. If that had displaced, he'd be paralyzed from the neck down.

EDIT: Thanks puck!

 

[evolver115]

Found the quote, it's a non-displaced fx of C4 vertebrae. If he recovers well from the concussion, his career isn't in jeopardy. If the fx heals well he should be fine to play again. But dang...C4 is very dangerous. If that had displaced, he'd be paralyzed from the neck down.

EDIT: Thanks puck!

That is good news.

Likely though that his season is over. What is the recovery time on something like that Pix, any idea?

 

[pixburgher66]

That is good news.

Likely though that his season is over. What is the recovery time on something like that Pix, any idea?

It really depends on the extent of the fx. If it's merely a compression fx then it's just 6-8 weeks in the collar (maybe quicker for him) to allow the vertebrae time to heal, then rehab is probably another month. So certainly out the rest of this season. Keep in mind however, there's a decent chance he wouldn't start too much rehab if the concussion lingers. However, if the fx is more extreme (which I doubt because they said it wasn't displaced) then surgery may be necessary. So really, it's just completely immobilized until the bone heals, then followed up with a month of rehabbing (stretching, strengthening, getting ROM back) the neck muscles. So...I think he could be ready by camp time. No way he's rushed back for P.O's though.

 

[evolver115]

It really depends on the extent of the fx. If it's merely a compression fx then it's just 6-8 weeks in the collar (maybe quicker for him) to allow the vertebrae time to heal, then rehab is probably another month. So certainly out the rest of this season. Keep in mind however, there's a decent chance he wouldn't start too much rehab if the concussion lingers. However, if the fx is more extreme (which I doubt because they said it wasn't displaced) then surgery may be necessary. So really, it's just completely immobilized until the bone heals, then followed up with a month of rehabbing (stretching, strengthening, getting ROM back) the neck muscles. So...I think he could be ready by camp time. No way he's rushed back for P.O's though.

Thx for the info

Pacioretty and Chara are equally lucky that Max's vertebrae wasn't discplaced. Max will still be able to hopefully recover fully, and Zdeno won't have that type of injury on his conscience.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

as for the edge where the players bench area begins ... Im no engineer but there has to be a way to contour the plexiglass instead of having a 90 degree edge or intersection

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bye bye turnbuckles ... at least in Vancouver

Yfrog Photo : yfrog.com/gz3cudkj - Shared by kenwardskorner

 

[pixburgher66]

bye bye turnbuckles ... at least in Vancouver

Yfrog Photo : yfrog.com/gz3cudkj - Shared by kenwardskorner

Hopefully the beginning of a league wide trend.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Is bent glass going to be any more forgiving than a padded turnbuckle?

 

[pixburgher66]

Is bent glass going to be any more forgiving than a padded turnbuckle?

In the situation that caused Patches injury along with others was because the edge jutted out and stopped the players motion, this is something that players will sort of slide down rather than hit it and stop.

 

[Comeds]

Is bent glass going to be any more forgiving than a padded turnbuckle?

If a players head was run into that new glass the same way Max's was on the turnbuckle; I still see serious injuries happening. Oh well, hockey play. After all the games too fast for players to know where they are on the ice.

But it doesnt stick out as much so its something.

 

[ELYEAH82]

I am surprised they dont angle the last pane about 45 degrees. I think that would do it.

 

[Darkstone42]

That curve needs to be wider and start from an angle larger than normal. Something more like this:

(It's a very rough sketch, of course.)