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> From: "(No Name)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: UML Mayes Injury
> ...he, in fact, *broke his back* on that play, yet he kept on
> playing. Is this true? Excuse my ignorance, but how is this
> possible? How could he have gotten up, skated off the ice, then
> continued to play with a broken back?!?...
He could, and it might have been painful, like playing with a broken
rib. Some people live and play sports the rest of their lives with
"broken backs," an example of which is when a fracture occurs across
a little isthmus of bone that helps prevent one vertebra from sliding
forward relative to the one below it. You can have this fracture,
maybe have a strong stomach, and play sports with little pain. Or a
lot of pain. Or have a big stomach and have no pain. Or a lot of
pain. Get the picture?
Andrew Rapoff
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