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FollowtheCardinalRule
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summertime blues
Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Posts: 7863 Location: Shenandoah Valley
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Posted: 09/07/14 6:47 pm ::: Re: Texas' Imani McGee-Stafford |
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Hazarding a guess from a medical viewpoint (disclaimer: I didn't do a whole lot of ortho, my specialty was critical care/stepdown), I might guess that she could have had a small stress fracture in the tibia. If anyone remembers Sam Bowie of Kentucky, he had similar problems that eventually shortened his career. That's a part of the body that doesn't have the best circulation anyway, and in exceptionally tall people the circulation may be even worse, which would delay healing or at least make it difficult. I've read that these days they can actually inject a kind of "cement" into the bone to help things heal, which was not the case in Bowie's day. Also there are casts which can provide electrical stimulation to speed things along. It's a whole new world out there!
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Rock Hard
Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Posts: 5401 Location: Chocolate Paradise
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Posted: 09/08/14 1:07 am ::: |
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Hopefully this will not keep her from playing for the team this season. She will have two months to heal and rehab.
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newkid
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 1184 Location: Austin, TX
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FollowtheCardinalRule
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Posted: 09/08/14 1:44 pm ::: |
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So, Texas loses McGee-Stafford and Fussell from last season, leaving gaping holes in their lineup.
Seems like Nneka is going to have her hands full this season without those two opening things up for her.
Nekia Jones is going to have to step up big time in the post along with Kelsey Lang in order to replace the production of McGee-Stafford.
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newkid
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 09/09/14 5:42 am ::: |
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I had Texas challenging Baylor for the XII but this hurts; I think it will be Baylor and OK State battling it out for the title
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summertime blues
Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Posts: 7863 Location: Shenandoah Valley
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Posted: 09/09/14 3:13 pm ::: |
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IF it was the cementing procedure, and *if* it takes, McGee-Stafford could be back mid-season. Fractures generally heal better than soft tissue injuries, and these new procedures are nothing short of miracles.
_________________ Don't take life so serious. It ain't nohows permanent.
It takes 3 years to build a team and 7 to build a program.--Conventional Wisdom
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CalwbbFan
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