tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5378929548721465555..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: McAdam: Buchholz Has Stress Fracture In Lower Backallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10267630397163223232011-08-06T12:23:46.674-07:002011-08-06T12:23:46.674-07:00Thanks for the link Laura. Interesting.
I guess ...Thanks for the link Laura. Interesting. <br /><br />I guess all these damn facts rule out my, "graphed third arm" diagnosis that I posted at Allan's earlier piece on this, "Buchholz: "At Least I Know There's Something There...":<br />(Comment link)<br />http://joyofsox.blogspot.com/2011/08/buchholz-at-least-i-know-theres.html?showComment=1312434041064#c1245323702588290793Michael Hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569272458580142677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-31420357627412725522011-08-01T13:51:09.228-07:002011-08-01T13:51:09.228-07:00The words 'stress' and 'fracture' ...The words 'stress' and 'fracture' were all it took to terrify me, Laura--convince me that this was something I would rather fear than google. Why settle for a reasonable investigation when my lizard brain is always fired up and ready to roll?<br /><br />Anyway, how it plays out for me is that if Clay has only minor long-term problems, then my imaginary doc has all but promised him a HOF berth, something we can all look forward to watching him pitch his way towards, starting next April.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-11520919862011279742011-08-01T12:28:24.954-07:002011-08-01T12:28:24.954-07:00For more on lower back stress fractures, if that i...For more on lower back stress fractures, if that is indeed what HH has, Google "spondylolysis". They're very common.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-70771999325535975522011-08-01T12:25:15.725-07:002011-08-01T12:25:15.725-07:00With all the usual disclaimers about not being a d...With all the usual disclaimers about not being a doctor, blah blah blah, I don't think it's likely a stress fracture would end in paralysis, any more than a stress fracture in your shin would end up in amputation.<br /><br />I've heard about just about every way a person can become spinal-cord injured (it was my writing area of expertise for a long time), and they can all pretty much be grouped in two categories: serious illness or catastrophic event. No tiny hairline fractures that grow.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-76483164439176531302011-08-01T11:55:41.504-07:002011-08-01T11:55:41.504-07:00Stress fracture in the spine is a terrifying diagn...Stress fracture in the spine is a terrifying diagnosis. I imagine the doc saying, "Clay, once it's healed you could be on your way to the HOF...or, if you come off the mound wrong some day, a wheelchair for the rest of your life."<br /><br />Or maybe, fingers crossed, it's simply something that, once healed, leaves him good as new. <br /><br />In any case, it's good that Theo had that gotta-be-a-Canadian-pitcher thing working over the weekend. If the Red Sox do find that fountain of youth, Benjamin, my pick for the first Canadian pitcher to drink from it would be Ferguson Jenkins, who, after all, does know something about pitching at Fenway.johngoldfinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09322562737172405323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-42730204601037978062011-08-01T11:11:53.098-07:002011-08-01T11:11:53.098-07:00Hahahah, good one, Benjamin.
In all seriousness, ...Hahahah, good one, Benjamin.<br /><br />In all seriousness, similarly-described injury in similar location =/= same issue. I don't know how much medical knowledge you have, 9c, but "lower back" is sort of a vague area and a lot of different bones to fracture.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371983674011809680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-40424859903407517272011-08-01T10:55:57.617-07:002011-08-01T10:55:57.617-07:00We have the worst medical staff of all time..........<i>We have the worst medical staff of all time..........</i><br /><br />And the worst exploratory archeology staff too. Those fuckers won't even <i>find</i> the fountain of youth, much less get Tek to drink from it.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17997802047175370212011-08-01T10:36:01.426-07:002011-08-01T10:36:01.426-07:00I don't see how Buchholz can pitch again this ...I don't see how Buchholz can pitch again this season or post-season. Back injuries require a lot of rest then lots of rehab. (Tala agrees.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-76500597515722498742011-08-01T10:31:18.281-07:002011-08-01T10:31:18.281-07:00No offense, but I don't see how any of us can ...No offense, but I don't see how any of us can know that Buchholz has "the same issue" as Wright.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71079628700008333342011-08-01T10:29:55.867-07:002011-08-01T10:29:55.867-07:00We have the worst medical staff of all time..........We have the worst medical staff of all time..........<br /><br />David Wright had this same issue and was out 8 weeks.9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.com