> 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 HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.