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The Cold Facts About Knee Injuries

Yes, moguls can cause problems. Bump skiing puts a great demand on the patella (knee cap) and the tendon that connects it to the tibia (leg bone). Just as in basketball, the patella tendon and the smooth surface under the kneecap is cyclicly loaded and can produce microscopic tears in the structures. Such tears can be the forerunners of stress injuries in the unconditioned knee, with pain behind and below the kneecap. Just the position of your body can invite injury. Some bump skiers lean back, putting their weight on the rear of their skis, especially in “”jet” turns. With the newer, higher ski boot and with most bindings, landing on the heel of your ski causes the boot to force the tibia forward. Again, the hamstring muscles cannot react fast enough, and “”pop” goes the knee. Ironically, I’ve found that a good percentage of anterior cruciate ligament tears occur on the flats. And they occur to skiers of all ability levels, including instructors. Typically, the skier cruises onto the flats from the steeper terrain and relaxes. Then he stands up more – extending the knee – and often loses edge control or catches a tip or edge. Again, “”pop” goes the knee.
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Full Text: San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext) Oct 23, 1989

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If Ubriaco is fired will Espo get job?

Mellanby to Oilers? Among the players being mentioned in a possible swap that would see Jimmy Carson go from Edmonton to Philadelphia is injured Flyers forward Scott Mellanby. Part of the reason is that Mellanby and his father, a Canadian broadcasting executive, are close to Oilers general manager Glen Sather. Mellanby won’t be able to play before Christmas, after suffering nerve and tendon damage when his left forearm was slashed in an August barroom brawl. Mellanby doesn’t put much stock in the trade rumors. “I don’t think anybody would trade for me right now,” Mellanby said. “I basically have one arm. I don’t think any team is going to take a chance like that. It would be pretty stupid.”
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Full Text: Toronto Star Oct 26, 1989

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Injuries still stalking Chargers

Chargers left tackle Joel Patten continues to nurse a pinched nerve that apparently will keep him from starting Sunday’s game at Seattle. Joey Howard, who filled in for Patten against the Seahawks Oct. 15, has reinjured a bruised Achilles’ tendon.
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Full Text: The Tribune Oct 26, 1989

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The Breeders Crown races

- 2-YEAR-OLD COLT & GELDING TROT: Purse, $356,410. The betting entry of Super Arnie and Continental Racer is favored at 9-5. Super Arnie is the fastest 2-year-old trotter this year, having raced 1 mile in 1:56 3/5. Nashville Lobell and Royal Troubador are 5-2 second choices. – 2-YEAR-OLD COLT & GELDING PACE: Purse, $567,213. Till We Meet Again, who has paced the fastest mile on a five-eighths mile track this year (1:53 4/5) is 9-5 favorite. Has won 11 of 14 starts. OK Bye missed a month of training with tendon damage in both forelegs but won his only race since returning. He is unbeaten in five starts and is 2-1 second choice with entrymate In the Pocket.
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Full Text: USA TODAY (pre-1997 Fulltext) Oct 27, 1989

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Lister Injury the Key / Warriors: Back to “Smallball’

After spending the offseason drafting for speed and dealing for power, Warriors coach Don Nelson suddenly must confront the idea that his team will start the NBA season next week seriously short of both. Center Alton Lister, the 7-foot former Seattle shotblocker and rebounder who pulled a tendon in his right calf in the first week of training camp, not only is falling steadily behind in his on-court orientation, he had a disappointing and pain-filled debut in a Warriors uniform Wednesday night and says he is no better than “”50 or 60 percent.” Lister’s injury is more of a problem, because the Warriors are deep with quality guards. The depth at power forward and center, however, is alarmingly shallow, and if Lister can’t answer the bell in Arizona, the Warriors will be forced to play the same “”smallball” game that gave the Suns few problems in last spring’s playoffs. Since then, Lister has participated in just one practice at full speed, and in the Warriors’ 106-103 exhibition victory over Seattle on Wednesday night he managed just seven minutes in the first half. He played well enough, hitting both shot attempts (including a nice baseline fadeaway), blocking a shot and taking down two rebounds. But when the second half started, Lister was on the bench, although he did play six largely ineffective minutes later in the half.
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Full Text: San Francisco Chronicle (pre-1997 Fulltext) Oct 27, 1989

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It Was a `70 Blast’: For Just an Instant, Chargers Got It Right

More bad news for the Chargers Thursday on H-back [Rod Bernstine]. Bernstine underwent arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair a small cartilage tear in his left knee and was walking around comfortably after team physician Gary Losse performed the operation. But Charger Coach [Dan Henning] said he isn’t sure when Bernstine will be able to return. If the Chargers place Bernstine on injured reserve, he must miss at least six games. “I don’t think so,” Henning said when asked if Bernstine was a candidate for IR. Bernstine was awake and lucid during the arthroscopic procedure. “I even watched it,” he said. Bernstine injured the knee Oct. 8 in Denver. Going into that game, he was the Chargers’ leading receiver and second-leading rusher. He has not played since. Asked why the Chargers didn’t decide to operate earlier, Bernstine said, “I don’t know.” . . . Also ailing is backup tackle Joey Howard with a painful Achilles tendon. Howard is not listed on the weekly injury report. Regular left tackle [Joel Patten] feels as if he can play Sunday in Seattle, according to Henning. “But we’re going to be very cautious about it,” Henning said. . . . Henning on new NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue: “I don’t know much about him, but I’m glad he’s been in the NFL.”
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Full Text: Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext) Oct 27, 1989

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Sockers have lofty goalies

[Victor Nogueira] concurred. “We need both of us,” he said. “The successful teams over the years have had two effective goalies. Teams with one goalie don’t normally do as well. Last year (when [Zoltan Toth] was out and Nogueira carried the load), we were lucky. It was a plain lucky year for us. Everything went right — particularly in the playoffs. That isn’t going to happen very often. There is no No.1 goalie here. This isn’t a fight to be the No. 1 guy. It’s a fight to be the No. 1 team.” Nogueira had to rebound from a snapped Achilles’ tendon during the 1987-88 season while with Cleveland. He missed half of that season, and while Toth was setting a GAA record (2.94) and winning goalie of the year honors with the Sockers, Nogueira was immobilized and pondering a cloudy pro soccer future. “I knew I’d play again, but I didn’t know where,” he said. “I thought I might wind up in Europe.” Then, they reversed roles. Last season, Toth went down and Nogueira, who had been picked up by the Sockers as a backup to Zolie after the Cleveland Force went belly-up, stepped in and provided life support for the Sockers. Nogueira, by then healthy again, erased Toth’s MISL GAA record and with a 2.86 mark.
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Full Text: The Tribune Oct 28, 1989

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Argos’ Boyd to sit out last two games

She mended [Jeff Boyd]‘s left ankle, which he broke in the Sept. 9 game against Saskatchewan, quite nicely. However, she left behind a calcium deposit which irritates the muscles and tendons as he moves about and causes him no uncertain pain. Argos and Bombers are tied for second. If they finish the season in a deadlock, the Argos will get home field advantage on the strength of their two victories in the three meetings between the teams this year. It was after two futile seasons of trying to find a replacement for [Terry Greer], who jumped to the NFL in 1986, that the Argos obtained Boyd in a trade with Winnipeg.
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Full Text: Toronto Star Oct 29, 1989

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2 Hurt as Motorcycle Crashes at High Speed in Costa Mesa

The pair hadn’t driven too far when [Jose Guillermo Olmedo Rojas], traveling at more than 60 m.p.h., lost control of his Suzuki 1100 on a curving stretch of Iowa Street and plowed into two parked cars, said investigator Steve Rautus of the Costa Mesa Police Department. Olmedo, who was wearing a helmet, suffered a mangled right leg when he slammed into the cars and then became entangled in the rear wheel of the motorcycle, Rautus said. In addition, he suffered a broken right arm and nerve and tendon damage to the arm. Jones, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the bike. She suffered a concussion and scrapes.
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Full Text: Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext) Oct 29, 1989

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Avoiding injury from high heels

As with most things in life, there is a tradeoff. The price for wearing high heels can be shorter Achilles’ tendons and calf muscles that are more developed than the muscles in the shin area. Both of these can lead to greater susceptibility to injury. Despite all the articles written by medical doctors and feminists condemning high heels, however, most women will continue to wear them. One way to minimize the effects is not to wear high heels all the time. Wearing flat shoes, slippers, aerobic shoes or other sports shoes allows your calf muscles and tendons to stretch to their normal length.
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Full Text: Chicago Sun – Times Oct 29, 1989

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