New treatment lets patients use broken bones immediately

Jewelry designer Eve Alfille, 72, sought medical attention for a wrist fracture just 10 days before she was to show a new collection of work at her gallery in Evanston.

She thought her show would be ruined because she would be unable to finish hand-crafting her jewelry with a clunky cast on her wrist.

She went to one doctor who told her he wouldn’t perform surgery – the wrist would just have to heal on its own. Without the surgery she faced permanent displacement, and might not have been able to twist her wrist ever again, she said.

“They weren’t really interested in my needs,” Alfille said. “I am a jewelry designer and there is a certain use of my hand that I just need – I wouldn’t be able to work.”

She was devastated and sought a second opinion. That’s when Dr. Mark Cohen, an orthopedic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center who specializes in hand, wrist and elbow surgery, told her that using the latest technology he could fix her wrist and have her back to work in just a few days.

“It was remarkable,” Alfille said. “There was no pain, before or after, and I was able to do work that same day.”

Alfille is but one of many patients who will find wrists fractures less of an inconvenience than in years past. New technology, which attaches small plates to the bone, has been tested over the past five years and has now had enough trials to be proved very effective at getting patients up and running months faster than before without risk of reinjuring the bone, Cohen said.

Wrist fractures are the most common type of broken bones, which means many people could potentially be incapacitated by the injury. Cohen said in the winter with slippery sidewalk and ice-crusted parking lots he treats three to four broken wrists a week. In addition to being of use on the wrist, the plates can also be used in ankle, leg, hip and other types of fractures.

“These small little locking plates have revolutionized the way we treat broken wrists,” Cohen said. “Patients experience less pain, fewer problems after surgery, recover quicker and rapidly recover their mobility and function.”

The small locking plates are secured internally with small screws placed directly into the bone. Once in place the plates are extremely secure and permanent. The patient can almost immediately enter rehabilitation therapy and start to return to normal activities, Cohen said. Using old technology, including casts, to set the wrist -- or external screws fixed into place with metal bars -- the patient would not enter therapy until about two months after the fracture occurred.

The process is much faster because the body is essentially tricked into thinking it is healed because it has been bolted back together internally, said Dr. John Fernandez, Cohen’s partner in orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center.

“We have a couple of students who were treated the old way versus the new way and the difference is dramatic,” Fernandez said. “Patients are able to use the hand immediately rather than waiting for the fracture to heal.”

This surgery will be most influential for seniors who are the most common victims of falls that result in broken or fractured bones, Cohen said.

“Many older people live alone and their independence is very important to them,” Cohen said. “To be able to make somebody independent within a few days is a huge difference than having someone rely on only one hand for all of their activities.”

Source: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=76077

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Drug helps re-grow injured bone

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- A drug designed to treat iron poisoning can help boost the body's ability to re-grow injured bone, U.S. researchers said.

In a study published online, in advance of the print edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers said deferoxamine activates a cell pathway that helps the body respond to low oxygen levels that often accompany fractures, by triggering the growth of new blood vessels, which in turn causes bone to regenerate and heal.

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Crew injury Pretty Fly II, Cougar ll out of Hobart

A second crewman has been injured and a third yacht has this afternoon retired from the 63rd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

The NSW yacht Pretty Fly II, skippered by Colin Woods, is heading for Eden this afternoon after crew member Derek Brown suffered a broken nose and cheek bone when he was hit in the face by the spinnaker pole when the boat was about 27 nautical miles from the port town.

Pretty Fly II is making for a rendezvous with a Water Police boat in Eden Harbour so Brown can be transferred to Pambula Hospital.

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Terry - Eboue deserved red

John Terry has revealed he was 'convinced' he had broken a bone in his foot in the challenge he feels should have brought a red card for Emmanuel Eboue.

The Chelsea captain suffered the injury during the first half of his side's 1-0 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday and it was initially thought nothing was broken.

Blues boss Avram Grant believed the defender may have hurt ligaments before a further X-ray showed up a broken metatarsal.

Terry expects to be out for up to six weeks and he was unhappy with the tackle by Eboue, which brought a yellow card for the Ivory Coast international.

Studs in

"I've broken the third metatarsal in my foot and reckon I'll be out four to six weeks," wrote Terry in his programme notes for Chelsea's Carling Cup quarter-final tie with Liverpool.

"Tackles have to be made in this game, and especially in a top-of-the-table clash like Sunday's at Arsenal, and I had to make the tackle on Eboue. I felt he left his studs in there and it should have been a sending-off.

"I thought straight away I'd broken something. That's how it felt. Even when the X-ray didn't show up anything on the day, I was convinced there was a break.

"So now I just get on with working hard to get fit again, come back as soon as possible once more and make more tackles."

Source: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_2992388,00.html

Doctors: Now The Riskiest Time Of Year For Broken Bones

INDIANAPOLIS -- Saturday's wintry storm could bring snow or freezing rain. But no matter what falls on central Indiana, emergency room doctors are bracing for a storm of a different kind.

"If we have an ice storm or significant amount of sleet, emergency departments around this city are going to be filled with people with broken bones," said Dr. Louis Profeta, of St. Vincent Hospital.

Profecta told Staying Healthy reporter Stacia Matthews that most of the patients treated for fractures and falls on ice are the elderly. And the majority of these accidents are close to patients’ homes.

"Many falls happen simply when people are out walking to get their mail in the morning or going for the newspaper,” said Dr. Jim Niven, of St. Vincent Hospital.

Stephanie McDermott landed in the hospital two years ago after a fall. During an interview with 6News that winter, McDermott recalled she was no match for ice on her driveway.

"I looked down and I couldn't move my leg. My ankle was twisted 45 degrees. My foot was hanging off and I had a large bulge in my shin,” McDermott said.

McDermott lived to tell about her accident, but some patients don’t.

"Everybody nowadays is on Plavix and aspirin and blood thinners. A simple fall or the bump of the head sometimes can have catastrophic events and consequences,” Niven said.

That's why Niven and Profecta teamed up to create the “Emergency Room Advice, Safety and Education Project,” or ERase.

The emergency room physicians partnered with the city of Indianapolis, Brightpoint and Starbucks Coffee to bag salt to limit and prevent the number of emergency room visits related to falls on ice during the winter season.

"If we can prevent one, then we've done our job," Profecta said.

Volunteers will stuff rock salt into about 5,000 bags Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. in the St. Vincent ambulance bay.

The bags will be offered free to the public. Doctors encourage people to pick up several bags -- one to sprinkle on steps, walkways and driveways; one to keep in a vehicle in the event of an emergency; and one to give to an elderly neighbor.

ERase is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To date, the group has distributed more than 100,000 tons of rock salt.

Source: http://www.theindychannel.com/health/14858274/detail.html

Comeback hopes pinned on Gold Medallist

As soon as I knew the extent of my foot injury, knew that three metatarsal bones were broken, I targeted this Cheltenham meeting for my comeback. Among those who considered me optimistic at best, completely mad at worst, was a bone specialist, who told me it could take eight weeks to heal, rather than my projected two.

He, though, was looking for a complete mend, of the type a footballer with a similar injury might need. As a jockey, I had to weigh up when I could do my job properly without putting anyone else at risk. By the middle of this week, I could walk, ride out and even school horses without pain and I met my target yesterday, albeit without the winner I longed for.

This is a bad time of year for a jockey to be absent - just ask Ruby Walsh, who has seen his deputy, Sam Thomas, win big races on three successive weekends. At least I haven't had to suffer quite his level of mixed emotions. Indeed, Dream Alliance - the horse I would have partnered in the Hennessy Gold Cup - ran so well in second that I was excited to anticipate the Welsh National after Christmas.

Denman was a hugely impressive Hennessy winner and he has been dominating racing debate ever since - almost to the point where his brilliant stablemate, Kauto Star, is being overshadowed. This, to me, is a dangerous over-reaction.

If the Gold Cup was run next week, and I could ride either of the two, I would definitely still choose Kauto Star. Denman may turn out just as good, especially now that the quirks of his hurdling days seem in the past, but he still has to prove it.

Kauto has been amazing for more than a year and he remains the horse everyone has to beat.

By contrast with all the hype over the Gold Cup, the Champion Hurdle has provoked little excitement so far. The death of Detroit City at Ascot last month was a big blow to me and his connections and it is hard to see the Irish stranglehold on the race being broken from what we have seen so far this season.

That could change today, in the race we used to know as the Bula. Cheltenham may bring Katchit back to his best, after his defeat at Newcastle, but Straw Bear remains a horse I like, for all his inconsistencies, and he could yet shake up the market.

I'll be a spectator for that race but I'm keen on my chances in the other feature, the Boylesports.com Gold Cup. Palarshan has fragile legs and he's a hard horse to keep sound but he has a lot of ability, as he showed last month in the Paddy Power Gold Cup.

He would have been at least second that day if he hadn't been badly hampered at the penultimate fence. Henry Daly is happy he's come out of it well and that running advertises his chances in what does not look quite such a hot contest.

The most exciting ride I have today, though, should be Gold Medallist in the novice chase. He's been given two years to get over a leg problem and there are things you have to take on trust after such an absence. But he was so good beforehand, and he has schooled so well, that I'm hopeful he could go right to the top over fences.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/racing/article3053386.ece

Austin breaks bone in right foot, will miss season

Missouri State guard Lamont Austin, a Highland Park product, will miss the remainder of the season with a broken bone in his right foot, coach Barry Hinson said Monday.

Austin landed on a teammate's foot during practice Sunday, Hinson said. X-rays confirmed the broken bone. Hinson the school would seek a medical redshirt on Austin's behalf.

Austin has played in two games for a total of 14 minutes without scoring. Hinson said plans were to increase Austin's playing time in five games prior to the start of Missouri Valley Conference play Dec. 30 at Southern Illinois.

Source: http://www.cjonline.com/stories/121207/pre_224827111.shtml

Baggies without Kiely for three weeks

West Bromwich Albion will be without former Ireland goalkeeper Dean Kiely for up to three weeks after the veteran netminder fractured his toe.

Kiely has been ever-present for the Baggies this season but sat out Saturday’s win at Leicester City having been diagnosed with the injury.

The 37-year-old could miss as many as six games during the busy Christmas period.

He said: “I injured my little toe and the x-rays have revealed that it is broken. So I now have to just let it heal for a week and allow the bone to fuse back together, which will be frustrating.

“If it hadn’t been broken I could have just played through it, got on with things and stayed in the team, but because it is broken I’ve got no choice but to sit out and wait for it to heal.

“It’s going to be tough because I’ve been lucky throughout my career that most weeks I have been playing first team football for one club or another. But in these circumstances I don’t really have any choice.”

Source: http://www.eleven-a-side.com/acrossthewater/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=30317

Broken bones set right by herbal medicine

What could be more miraculous for those with fractures who can be cured without painful surgery through Ayurveda? Sounds interesting!

A bone-healing centre in Tamil Nadu state is gaining popularity among orthopaedic patients who believe that traditional therapy has miraculous healing powers.

A family runs the clinic located at Puttur, 100 km away from Chennai, for over 125 years, where the traditional doctors heal the patient.

Having satisfied with the therapy Hameed, one of the patients said, "I met with an accident two years ago and fractured my thigh. I immediately came for this treatment. I got treatment for six weeks and now I am cured and alright."

This miraculous treatment has made the family a household name and patients not only from the State but also from the neighbouring States like Andhra Pradesh, Karnatka and Kerala regularly visit the clinic.

Gopala Raju who discovered a medicinal plant by chance set up the clinic in 1881. He experimented the medicine on a rabbit whose back was broken and after that started treating patients from nearby villages, which include mostly labourers from construction sites and poor children.

Subramaniyaraj, a doctor at the clinic said, "We are running the clinic for past 125 years, and I belong to the fifth generation. Our treatment is for 45 days and we apply herbs and eggs as medicines. After three bandages, the patient is cured."

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=2ed10d82-81aa-4ff6-a0a7-28756e0f846d&ParentID=609e7b1b-8513-42ef-aab2-ad5946a78f77&MatchID1=4604&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=7&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1157&MatchID2=4575&TeamID3=8&TeamID4=2&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1147&PrimaryID=4604&Headline=Broken+bones+set+right+by+herbal+medicine

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Wild's Koivu misses start of road trip with broken bone in leg

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota center Mikko Koivu stayed behind as the Wild left for a five-game road trip to continue rehabilitating a broken bone in his left leg.

Koivu was injured on Nov. 17 when Vancouver defenseman Mattias Ohlund hit him in the leg with a two-handed swing of his stick that earned Ohlund a suspension.

Koivu has resumed skating, but the team said Thursday that he was not yet ready for full practice and will stay home for the first two games of the trip.

The Wild play at Detroit on Friday and at Columbus on Saturday before heading West for a three-game California swing that starts in San Jose on Tuesday. Koivu is expected to join the team in San Jose.

Team doctors initially said Koivu would miss only about a week, but in a statement released by Thursday, the Wild said the prolonged absence can be explained because "bodies heal on their own schedule and there is nothing we can do to hurry it up."

Doctors say the bone is now showing strong callousing and Koivu is beginning to put more pressure on it.

Defenseman Nick Schultz, who spent Wednesday night in a hospital after injuring his throat in the Wild's game against Philadelphia, only has a bruise and is probable for the game against the Red Wings.

Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3144769

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Broken bone costs Young tilt at Celtic welterweight title

GARY YOUNG, the Edinburgh welterweight, has been left counting the cost of an injury in the gym which has denied him the chance to challenge Barrie Jones for the vacant Celtic title.

Young had been scheduled to appear on the undercard of Alex Arthur's WBO interim super-featherweight title defence against Steve Foster at Meadowbank on Saturday week but, instead, he faces weeks of recovery from a broken bone in his right hand, the second such injury he has suffered in the past four months.

Young said: "I feel like the guy who is made redundant in the run-up to Christmas. It's a bitter pill to swallow at the end of 12 hard weeks training just when I had stepped up a gear.

"The injury is the same as the one I had in September when I fractured a bone in the first round against David Kirk and fought on to win on points. I had my hand in a splint for a fortnight followed by a further three weeks in plaster and it will be the same this time."

Source: http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.1884654.0.0.php

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Broken hand puts Henson out of action for up to six weeks

Gavin Henson has broken a bone in his left hand, and will not play rugby for between four and six weeks. He suffered the injury during the Ospreys' victory over Harlequins in the EDF Energy Cup last weekend. Henson fractured his fourth metacarpal and has been fitted with a cast. While he will be able to continue training, he will not be considered for selection until the injury has healed naturally.

Henson suffered the injury in the 64th minute of the match, when he drove into a ruck. "It appears that an opposition boot accidentally came into contact with his hand and Gavin can clearly be seen holding his left hand as he gets back to his feet," confirmed an Ospreys statement.

"Gavin was able to complete the game, albeit in some pain, and he was checked out immediately after the final whistle by our medical team who diagnosed a suspected fracture of the fourth metacarpal in his left hand. We then secured the earliest available appointment at the Vale Clinic for him to undergo an x-ray on Monday, where our initial fears were confirmed.

"Understandably, Gavin was keen not to rule himself out and wanted to have as much time as possible to prove his fitness ahead of the weekend, but having received the opinion of a second specialist, he has accepted that he has to allow the bone healing to occur naturally. He has now had his left hand set in a lightweight cast and, whilst he will be able to continue with his fitness training, it is expected that he will be unavailable for selection for a period of four to six weeks whilst the bone heals."

Ospreys' director of rugby, Kevin Hopkins, remarked: "Both Gavin and our medical staff have worked hard in an effort to get him on the pitch against Ulster this coming Friday, but in the end we have decided that Gavin's long term well being is best served by him getting the hand properly sorted over the next few weeks. This disappointment has however been softened by the timely return of James Hook, Ian Gough and Filo Tiatia to the squad for the important double header with Ulster."

Full article: http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyunion/story/0,,2223168,00.html

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Breaking News: Fulmer: Karl's bone broken

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee senior linebacker Ryan Karl appears to have a broken bone in his elbow, according to UT coach Phillip Fulmer.

Karl was injured in the second half Saturday in the Vols' 21-14 SEC Championship loss to LSU.

"Ryan they think, and we'll know more tomorrow with an MRI and C.A.T. scan, seems to have a chip off his elbow with some injury as well," Fulmer said. "We won't know for sure until tomorrow."

Another Vol also appears to have suffered a broken bone in the contest. Nevin McKenzie, a safety/linebacker, is believed to have a fracture in his ankle.

"Nevin has a fracture, small fracture, and again a C.A.T . scan will confirm what we're dealing with," Fulmer said.

Source: http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20071202/SPORTS/71202026

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Giants' Ward suffers broken bone in leg

Running back rushed for career-high 154 yards in victory over Bears

NEW YORK - Derrick Ward's career day evidently ended in devastating disappointment.

Ward suffered a fractured left fibula in the New York Giants' 21-16 victory over the Chicago Bears, according to a report early Monday morning on the New York Daily News' web site.

According to a report, Ward will undergo an MRI on Monday.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22082377/

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Last ride for Evel Knievel, man of steel and scars

EVEL Knievel, the hard-living, death-defying adventurer who went from stealing motorcycles to riding them in a series of spectacular airborne stunts in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 69.

Knievel had been in failing health for years with diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition. In 1999 he underwent a liver transplant after nearly dying of hepatitis C, which he believed he had contracted through a blood transfusion after one of many violent spills.

Only days before his death, he and rap artist Kanye West settled a lawsuit over West's use of Knievel's trademarked image in a music video.

Knievel amazed and horrified onlookers in 1968 by vaulting his motorcycle 45 metres over the fountains of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, only to land in a bone-breaking crash.

He continued to win fame and fortune by getting huge audiences to watch him roar his motorcycle up a ramp, fly over 10, 15 or 20 cars parked side by side and come down on another ramp. Perhaps his most spectacular stunt, another disaster, was an attempt to jump an Idaho canyon on a rocket-powered motorcycle in 1974.

Knievel's showmanship, skill and disdain for death were so admired that he became a folk hero.

Performing stunts hundreds of times, Knievel repeatedly shattered bones as well as his bikes. When he was forced to retire in 1980, he told reporters that he was "nothing but scar tissue and surgical steel".

He underwent as many as 15 major operations to relieve severe trauma and repair broken bones — skull, pelvis, ribs, collarbone, shoulders and hips. "I created the character called Evel Knievel, and he sort of got away from me," he said.

His health was also compromised by years of heavy drinking; he said at one point he was consuming half a bottle of whiskey a day, washed down with beer chasers.

Robert Craig Knievel was born in the copper-mining town of Butte, Montana, and raised by grandparents.

As he told the story, he acquired the name Evel as a boy. Arrested for stealing hubcaps, he was taken to jail, where the police were holding a man named Knofel, whom they called "Awful Knofel".

They decided to call Robert "Evil Knievel". The name stuck, and some years later, Knievel legally took the name Evel, changing the "i" to "e" because he thought it looked better.

A star athlete at school, he volunteered to be an army paratrooper in the 1950s and made 30 jumps. Afterwards he played hockey with the Charlotte Clippers. Then he took up motorcycle racing until falling and breaking bones in a 1962 race.

Full article: http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/last-ride-for-man-of-steel-and-scars/2007/12/01/1196394688218.html

Scheer broke leg playing volleyball

Her soccer-playing days are over, but that doesn't mean Elena Scheer can't participate in other sports.

Scheer, a junior at Pescadero High School, tried out for the volleyball team this year. Playing in just her third year of volleyball, she worked her way toward being in the first rotation.

She was out there, playing hard and having fun. Then it happened again.

Going up for the ball, she twisted her body, preventing her from hitting the net. She landed awkwardly on her foot.

"At first, I thought everyone was mad at me because I gave the other team a point," Scheer said. "But then, I saw how swollen up my foot had gotten. I thought, not again."

She broke a bone in her leg, and had to miss the rest of the volleyball season.

"It was obvious that she had a broken bone," said volleyball coach Wayne Johnson. "Her leg swelled up almost instantly."

She now once again has to wait for the doctors to clear her to play non-contact sports. A freak soccer accident has barred her from playing any contact sports.

During the summer, when she wasn't catching up on schoolwork, she was either running or swimming. She couldn't wait to get cleared for volleyball.

"I love being on the court or on the field," Scheer said. "I was so excited to be on the court."

She doesn't feel cursed despite the injuries.

"Stuff happens," Scheer said.

Source: http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2007/11/30/community/sports/story02.txt

World Supersport: Tommy Hill suffers broken leg and hip in testing crash

Tommy Hill is in hospital in Spain after crashing his Hannspree Altea Honda at his first test in Calafat.

Hill was flicked off the CBR600RR after a problem with the electronic quick shifter caused the engine to cut out whilst he was mid corner.

The heavy crash left the 22-year-old Brit with a fractured right hip, fractured left tibia and broken bones in his hand.

Tommy Hill will have his hip operated on at Tarragona hospital tomorrow, before finding out when he will be able to make the trip back to the UK.

Hill signed for the Italian Altea team just two weeks ago and was due to complete his first test in Calafat before heading to Jerez in December. The crash is a devastating blow to his 2008 hopes and he now faces a tough battle to get back to full fitness in time for the start off the season in Qatar at the end of February.

Speaking exclusively to MCN from his hospital bed, Hill said: “I wasn’t even planning on riding on Sunday but the team asked me about doing a few laps just to make sure that the bike was alright.

“I’d never been to the circuit before so I went out for a little ride around. In the first two laps I had a problem with the quick shifter so I came in and we made an adjustment but the problem was still there and it was still cutting out mid corner.

“I came in again and they changed the shifter, but the problem was still there so we turned it off and I went back to a manual shift, which was fine.

“A bit later they tried something with the electronics and put the quick shifter back on but as I came through the double apex right up the hill you’re leaning off the side of the bike and the power cut and launched me off.

“It wasn’t such a problem but after I landed I felt my leg twist around and around, like Leon Camier’s crash at Cadwell, but it was more my hip.

“The hospital here looks very good and I’m having an operation on my hip tomorrow (Tuesday). The problem I’ve got is that I need to try and be walking on my hip as soon as possible but I can’t because my left leg is fractured.

“My right leg is swelling up a lot now and it’s gone rock hard and I’ve been in a lot of pain. Now I just want to get this operation done and then get back to the UK.”

Source: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2007/november/nov26-30/nov2607worldsupersporttommyhillsuffersbrokenlegandhip/

Smashed foot at Gabba sidelines White

VICTORIAN skipper Cameron White last night suffered a broken foot as the Bushrangers succumbed to Queensland's "bionic man" Lee Carseldine in the Ford Ranger Cup final rematch.
White's fracture, which will sideline him for at least a month in a major blow to his international hopes this season, rubbed salt into Victoria's wounds after a 50-run, bonus-point loss at the Gabba.

The big-hitting all-rounder will have an operation on Monday to have his right foot pinned after a fracture in his fifth metatarsal bone.

White hobbled off the field grimacing in pain after sustaining the injury while swivelling to avoid a mid-pitch collision with paceman Carseldine.

Carseldine, who enjoyed a fairytale comeback in his first interstate game in almost four years, charged into White as he took a quick single with Victoria 5-107 in the 29th over.

With their captain at the crease with Adam Crosthwaite (43), the Vics were still a realistic chance of chasing down the Bulls' total of 243.

However the Victorian tail could not keep up with the run-rate and the visitors were all out for 193 after 45.4 overs.

Carseldine, who had a titanium disc inserted into his spine after a chronic back injury, had already delivered a match-turning blow in his first over.

The 32-year-old all-rounder (2-15) was on a hat-trick after having danger man Brad Hodge (50) caught in the deep and Andrew McDonald edging behind next ball.

Full article: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22812663-11088,00.html

Wells has broken bone in hand

CLEVELAND -- He's had bone spurs, a high ankle sprain and a bruised thumb.

Now you can add a broken bone to Beanie Wells' growing injury list.

Wells appeared at the Ohio State Alumni Association banquet last night in Cleveland wearing a brace on his left hand. Turns out, he's played much of this year with a broken bone in the hand. Only, he just found out about it on Monday.

''I'm not sure when I broke it,'' he said. ''It's been bothering me for awhile. They just finally x-rayed it (Monday).''

The broken bone near his thumb didn't slow him Saturday against Michigan, when Wells carried 39 times for 222 yards, both career highs, to go with his two touchdowns. Wells never even carried the ball that much in one game in high school.

''I went to sleep as soon as I got home; I was so tired,'' the running back said. ''I didn't want to go out and celebrate or anything. I just wanted to get to bed.''

Wells said he wasn't sure how long his hand would be in the brace, but that he certainly would be ready for the bowl game -- whether it's the Rose Bowl or the national title game.

In other news, left tackle Alex Boone filed paperwork yesterday with the NFL to gauge his draft status, although at this point, Boone is committed on returning for his senior year.

''As of right now, I'll be back,'' Boone said. ''I just wanted to see where I fall ... but I should be returning.''

Boone could be one of a slew of underclassmen preparing for their final game as Buckeyes. Malcolm Jenkins, Vernon Gholston and James Laurinaitis would all be first-day picks, and all three could go in the first round. Brian Robiskie might also consider leaving, since his father coaches in the NFL and could probably tell him better than anyone whether he's ready.

For now, the players are enjoying a week off and celebrating Thanksgiving with their families before returning to work in preparation for the bowl game. That includes Jim Tressel, who had a chance last night to reflect on his tenure after Lloyd Carr's retirement this week.

Tressel has never given any indication of how long he'll remain at Ohio State, but it's interesting to think that now wrapping up his seventh year, he's more than halfway to the 13 years Carr spent in Ann Arbor.

''I only want to do it as long as I'm the best guy for the job,'' Tressel said. ''I'm hoping it's awhile.''

Tressel called Carr's time at Michigan like being in a ''pressure cooker,'' similar to the one he sits in every day. But it's not the wins and losses which cause the anxiety, it's the time.

''There's not enough hours in the day that you'd like to do for the good of the program,'' Tressel said.

''It's the time demand of doing everything you'd like to do so that you do the best you can here. A byproduct of that is you don't have time to do much else (personally).''

Tressel, though, doesn't have any hobbies he's anxious to start. He doesn't feel retirement calling anytime soon.

''I think a lot of coaches, when they stop coaching, find out that they miss the coaching,'' he said. ''I haven't seen too many of them just get a fishing pole and go sit around ... At this moment in my life, I'm not dying to go fishing.''

Source: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19044530&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46370&rfi=6

Bomber wrestler out with broken leg

MIDWEST CITY — Midwest City wrestler Richard Immel is out for the season after the senior suffered a broken femur Saturday during the Midwest City Open.

The injury occurred when an opponent tried to hook Immel's leg, a common wrestling move. The weight of Immel and his opponent's body was absorbed by Immel's femur as the pair fell to the mat. The impact created enough pressure to break the bone.

"I could tell something bad was about to happen, and I turned my head and heard a loud pop,” Midwest City coach Jody Marple said. "It happened so quickly there was nothing anyone could have done to stop it.”

Marple said the graphic nature of Immel's injury stunned those in attendance.

"The whole place got quiet,” he said. "It shot chills down my spine. I've never heard of anyone breaking their femur in wrestling.”

Marple said Immel, a 4.0 student, had a rod inserted in his thigh to stabilize the bone and will be on crutches for at least 10 weeks. Marple said Immel is fortunate in one respect. The broken bone didn't sever his femoral artery, a common risk with serious trauma to the femur.

Immel had been thought of as a potential starter in the Bombers' lineup at 140 pounds. He had wrestled well over the summer.

"This was the year we felt like he could step it up and get into the lineup,” Marple said. "This is something we can use as motivation throughout the year. We have to appreciate the opportunities we have to compete because you never know when they're going to be gone.”

Source: http://newsok.com/article/3171251/1195560935