O and D-Line Health

[AlphaSigMD]

As the week wears on, is there any new news about the ASU injury status?

[lillycafe]

As the week wears on, is there any new news about the ASU injury status?

According to the game notes on www.goasu.com, Cortez Gilbert (DB), Pat Mills (OL), Gary Tharrington (DL), Tavaris Washington (WR), and Tim Washington (DL) are questionable, but are all on the two-deep this week. Mario Acitelli (OL), Seth Breitenstein (DB), Trey Hennessee (TE), Daniel Kilgore (OL), Brian Quick (WR) are out.

[appfan2008]

I just got finished reading the game notes as well... pretty sad to tell you the truth with how many guys are out... i just hope we can continue limping through the season and get healthy for the playoffs

[james_lawfirm]

As the week wears on, is there any new news about the ASU injury status?


I have a question for the good doctor. Tharrington seemingly gets injured two or three times a game. More than once I was amazed to see him back in the game (like at The Citadel). If you look at him closely, it appears he is "double-jointed" to use the vernacular. I have seen other athletes I would describe as "double-jointed" and to watch them walk just looks painful.

Could you describe to this medically illiterate lawyer what being double jointed means? And how does this impact an athlete like Tharrington? Is it possible that he is actually less injury prone than others, but he just takes a while to get up? Would you care to speculate on Mr. Tharrington's situation? Thanks.

[AlphaSigMD]

I have a question for the good doctor. Tharrington seemingly gets injured two or three times a game. More than once I was amazed to see him back in the game (like at The Citadel). If you look at him closely, it appears he is "double-jointed" to use the vernacular. I have seen other athletes I would describe as "double-jointed" and to watch them walk just looks painful.

Could you describe to this medically illiterate lawyer what being double jointed means? And how does this impact an athlete like Tharrington? Is it possible that he is actually less injury prone than others, but he just takes a while to get up? Would you care to speculate on Mr. Tharrington's situation? Thanks.

Being double jointed only means being hyperextensible or hypermobile in a certain joint. There are a bunch of things that cause it.
1. Congenital Anomolies
2. In-born errors of metabolism
3. Defective or altered collagen synthesis
4. Unusual bone articulations
5. Unilateral weakness, aplasia or agenesis of isolated tendons or ligaments.

Things that can be associated with being overly double jointed for the reasons listed above.
1. Ehlos-Danler's Syndrome
2. Mitral Valve Prolapse
3. Cervical Insufficiency
4. AV malformations and Berry Aneurisms
5. Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma
6. Arthritis

BUT...i don't know if Gary's "hyperextensible joints" if he does infact have them contibute to his propensity to leave the game, and ability to bounce back.

I did a pubmed search just to see if there have been any cases of somebody being in truth "double jointed" or having 2 where there should only be one. I think that in order for that to happen, you need to have some form of very serious malformation, but i still can't find any cases outside of conjoined twins.

[CamelCityAppFan]

Could you describe to this medically illiterate lawyer what being double jointed means?

Whaddaya mean medically illiterate lawyer? xeyebrowx



Just kidding. I come from a family of lawyers...skipped me. xwhistlex

[james_lawfirm]

Whaddaya mean medically illiterate lawyer? xeyebrowx



Just kidding. I come from a family of lawyers...skipped me. xwhistlex


Har, har. Just mean I don't know squat about medicine.

[james_lawfirm]

Being double jointed only means being hyperextensible or hypermobile in a certain joint. There are a bunch of things that cause it.
1. Congenital Anomolies
2. In-born errors of metabolism
3. Defective or altered collagen synthesis
4. Unusual bone articulations
5. Unilateral weakness, aplasia or agenesis of isolated tendons or ligaments.

Things that can be associated with being overly double jointed for the reasons listed above.
1. Ehlos-Danler's Syndrome
2. Mitral Valve Prolapse
3. Cervical Insufficiency
4. AV malformations and Berry Aneurisms
5. Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma
6. Arthritis

BUT...i don't know if Gary's "hyperextensible joints" if he does infact have them contibute to his propensity to leave the game, and ability to bounce back.

I did a pubmed search just to see if there have been any cases of somebody being in truth "double jointed" or having 2 where there should only be one. I think that in order for that to happen, you need to have some form of very serious malformation, but i still can't find any cases outside of conjoined twins.


Thanks - I think.