Whats the worst sporting injury you've had

[illdecide]

I really should keep my mouth shut about never having an injury.  I broke a bone in the base of my ankle the other day which according to the doctor is nearly impossible to break unless you dropped a steel girder straight down onto your foot   Thankfully avoided surgery but it is fecking sore and I hate being incapacitated.  6-8 weeks in plaster, at least I should be back for next round of championship.

My bloody toes are black!!!

Ya will be the size of giant haystacks when you get your plaster off...lol

[On the 14]

Broke both my legs and dislocated my knee cap. The second leg break had me in plaster for around four months and on crutches for the guts of nine months.
The doctors thought my leg was healing properly but had to go back in after five months and have a plate put on it which I still have to this day. That was around ten years ago now and I've been absolutely plagued with muscle injuries since to the extent that I've never played a full uninterrupted season of football.
Currently out with a torn quad muscle. Tore it about six weeks back and did it again on my second night back last week. It's right up the top of the quad and is giving me serious pain when I've been on it at work for the full day.
Has anyone any experience of rehab/recovery from quad muscle injuries?

[longball]

After training or matches the lower left hand side of my back swells. its quite close to the spine and is very uncomfortable for a day or two but then is fine until the next match or training? what could be wrong here? Its been like this since December!

[idontbelieveit]

the worst sporting injury you can get is the anterior cruciate ligament in your knee (cruciate ligament) which keeps you out for at least a year and a half. Career threatning injury

[orangeman]

the worst sporting injury you can get is the anterior cruciate ligament in your knee (cruciate ligament) which keeps you out for at least a year and a half. Career threatning injury

Down to 6/7/8 months now.

[idontbelieveit]

the worst sporting injury you can get is the anterior cruciate ligament in your knee (cruciate ligament) which keeps you out for at least a year and a half. Career threatening injury

Down to 6/7/8 months now.

i forgot to mention the cartilages and rehab involved with the cruciate ligament. if your unlucky enough to do the cartilage then your facing more time out. 7/8 months and its healed, however if u just go out and play after the 7 months theres a great chance you will do it again because of the lack of strength around the ligament. It takes days of hard work to get yourself right again, i would know all to well...

[orangeman]

How did you do your cruciate ? Was there contact ? Wearing blades or what at the time ? During a game or just training ?

[idontbelieveit]

How did you do your cruciate ? Was there contact ? Wearing blades or what at the time ? During a game or just training ?

I did it in a game when i went up for a ball and fell awkwardly.  There wasn't much contact at all. Depends on your jumping and landing technique. I did the whole craic too, anterior, cartilage etc. Pain is unbearable. No i was wearing moldies at the time, it  must be the worst injury there is in all competitive sports!

[orangeman]

How did you do your cruciate ? Was there contact ? Wearing blades or what at the time ? During a game or just training ?

I did it in a game when i went up for a ball and fell awkwardly.  There wasn't much contact at all. Depends on your jumping and landing technique. I did the whole craic too, anterior, cartilage etc. Pain is unbearable. No i was wearing moldies at the time, it  must be the worst injury there is in all competitive sports!

You back in action yet Had you many problems with your hamstrings after ?

[idontbelieveit]

Well when you get the op they take half of one of your hamstrings away and when i do short distance jogging you can feel the weakness. It is vital to build the hamstring muscle up after the op to avoid future niggles. I have about 3/4 months to go until i resume full training (even though it will be over by then) but at the minute my rehab is going to plan! 

[orangeman]

Well when you get the op they take half of one of your hamstrings away and when i do short distance jogging you can feel the weakness. It is vital to build the hamstring muscle up after the op to avoid future niggles. I have about 3/4 months to go until i resume full training (even though it will be over by then) but at the minute my rehab is going to plan! 

It's a wonder they haven't come up with some artificial replacement. Does the shorter hamstring then elongate through time ?

[idontbelieveit]

At the minute I'm only aware of the short-term consequences, e.g. multiple hamstring strains etc. The surgeon just made the vital point that i have to strengthen the hamstring to come back stronger. Common sense would say that it might elongate however hard work conquers all!

[swagger]

broke left fibula sliding into the post while tryin to stop the ball crossing the line. On heinside i should have left it cos it went in anyway

[RedandGreenSniper]

going up for a ball , aged 17 , ball lands directly one the top of my first finger .... jutting the bottom bone of my finger out through the skin ...finger was in a z shape ..... very strange to see ....wasnt overally sore though

have a weak right ankle all my playing life ....done ligaments sereval times ....

Cousin og mine playing with Breaffy in Mayo ... had his jaw / cheekbone broken and eye socket damaged from an elbow in a leauge match a number of years back , surgeon told him it was like something he see's in car accidents .... tr**p should have got jail !

He very nearly did get jail!

[No way ref]

i was wile sore one time