Ben Wallace broke his right fibula tonight

[toki9]

A sort of strange coincidence, considering that most of us probably had never heard of fibula until last week...anyways, Wallace is probably out for tomorrow night...

[duncan228]

He's out for a while. Tough injury.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118155

[Yorae]

what's up with this fibula thing. for some weird reason it makes me hungry.....

[Agloco]

what's up with this fibula thing. for some weird reason it makes me hungry.....

When you eat chicken legs.........

[Yorae]

Ooohh!!!! I thought it was some kind of pasta....

[thispego]

A sort of strange coincidence, considering that most of us probably had never heard of fibula until last week...anyways, Wallace is probably out for tomorrow night...

youve never heard of the 3rd largest bone in your leg?

[Solid D]

http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/References/Sni_Bones_Foot.jpg

[Summers]

youve never heard of the 3rd largest bone in your leg?

He missed that day in 7th grade health class.

That sucks for Wallace. He's cool. Hope he heals nicely.

[Summers]

what's up with this fibula thing. for some weird reason it makes me hungry.....

it sounds like riblets?

[mystargtr34]

Not a common basketball injury. Happens alot in Soccer.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

A sort of strange coincidence, considering that most of us probably had never heard of fibula until last week...anyways, Wallace is probably out for tomorrow night...

Tibia and fibula, the two bones connecting the knee and ankle.

Please don't cast your net of ignorance over "most of us"... :lol

Poor Ben, that must be freakin awful. Opens up time for JJ Hickson though, and I like the look of the kid.

PS Hey, Solid D, you seem to have 2 spurs for your work in the game threads... wanna send one of those my way? ;) I've been the Rock of Gibraltar in there this year! :lmao

[mrcoon29]

Didn't read the article yet to see how bad the fracture is but the ortho docs really don't do anything for fractured fibula's as they aren't really weight bearing bones. There's no casting, pinning, etc performed. However, for athletes maybe they'll wrap an ace bandage around his leg. :p:

[K-State Spur]

A sort of strange coincidence, considering that most of us probably had never heard of fibula until last week...anyways, Wallace is probably out for tomorrow night...

are they not teaching biology in Texas?

[toki9]

Wow, tough crowd. ;-)

[Summers]

Wow, tough crowd. ;-)

:) Welcome aboard.

[sabar]

Fibula most people should know.

The triquetral? Not so much.

[Solid D]

Tibia and fibula, the two bones connecting the knee and ankle.

Please don't cast your net of ignorance over "most of us"... :lol

Poor Ben, that must be freakin awful. Opens up time for JJ Hickson though, and I like the look of the kid.

PS Hey, Solid D, you seem to have 2 spurs for your work in the game threads... wanna send one of those my way? ;) I've been the Rock of Gibraltar in there this year! :lmao

I don't have the ability to give out Spurs. Kori and LJ give those out. I think I got them a couple of years ago when I used to post more often in Game Threads. I haven't had as much time to do so this year... I DVR games a lot these days. Good on you for being a Rock of Gibraltar in them, though!

[Biggems]

speaking of bones.....isn't it odd that we call an erect penis a boner, even though there is not one bone in the entire organ.

however, the same cannot be said for canines. they do indeed have a small bone in their penis. so dogs do actually have boners, where as people do not.


i am not well versed into the bones of the human body. so anyone in the know, if a bone in the leg had to be broken, which of the big 3 would be least harmful for an athlete?

[Yorae]

Bonner!!!!

[mrcoon29]

speaking of bones.....isn't it odd that we call an erect penis a boner, even though there is not one bone in the entire organ.

however, the same cannot be said for canines. they do indeed have a small bone in their penis. so dogs do actually have boners, where as people do not.


i am not well versed into the bones of the human body. so anyone in the know, if a bone in the leg had to be broken, which of the big 3 would be least harmful for an athlete?

the fibula

[Biggems]

the fibula

that is the one I would have chosen as well, even though I don't really know all that much about any of the 3. It just seems sensible to me.....it seems that everyday activities can still be carried out with a broken fibula.....although it would hurt like a bitch. Plus, since it is the smallest of the 3, it probably heals fastest.

[raspsa]

Z and Varejao will pose a challenge. KT and Fab will have to get physical with them. I wonder if Pops will get any PT too?

[dougp]

How the fuck did he manage that one? I didn't even see it until this thread. And Raspa, if you think Z will be a challenge, ref: Dirk the other night.

[WalterBenitez]

youve never heard of the 3rd largest bone in your leg?

Do our legs have bones?:lol

Hope Wallace do well.

[tomtom]

Wow seriously? Pretty basic bone. Anyways this might actually be bad for us Hickson>Wallace

[BlackSwordsMan]

does that mean spurs can get him cheap and before the march 1st deadline?

[mystargtr34]

speaking of bones.....isn't it odd that we call an erect penis a boner, even though there is not one bone in the entire organ.

however, the same cannot be said for canines. they do indeed have a small bone in their penis. so dogs do actually have boners, where as people do not.


i am not well versed into the bones of the human body. so anyone in the know, if a bone in the leg had to be broken, which of the big 3 would be least harmful for an athlete?


The tibia is the bigger bone. That sort of break is pretty sick, normally a clean snap between the ankle and knee somewhere.

http://www.sportsbastards.com/media/13/20080229-7dfbfe75e3712c96a9638ae73ea75299f76108f1.jpg

[EricB]

In all seriousness, a speedy recovery to Big Ben.

He's good people.

[Indazone]

He is injured and likely it's a clean break or a hairline fracture. He got it when Yao accidently kicked him in the leg.

[manubili]

Wallace broke his boner ? ugh!

[Samr]

I am surprised they are only saying like 4 weeks. I haven't broken any leg bones (knock on wood), but the 8 I've broken above my waist have all been 6 weeks min for recovery, and even then they were still iffy for another week or so. You'd think that with a weight-bearing bone, wouldn't it be longer?

[L.I.T]

Good luck to Big Ben.

Ok, so what's the strange coincidence?

[I Love Me Some Me]

His leg finally buckled after supporting the weight of his overratedness all those years in Detroit.

Do you think they'll make him give back that DPOY award he stole from Bruce?

[bonesinaz]

that is the one I would have chosen as well, even though I don't really know all that much about any of the 3. It just seems sensible to me.....it seems that everyday activities can still be carried out with a broken fibula.....although it would hurt like a bitch. Plus, since it is the smallest of the 3, it probably heals fastest.


The fibula is non-weight bearing, and although the length goes from knee to ankle, it is not the major bone involved in either joint. RHorry played with a proximal fib frx a few years ago IIRC.

[Spursmania]

Poor Wallace. That injury sucks. What a freak accident. Anybody see when it happened last night?

[hater]

Sheed to the Cavs

[MoSpur]

Wow. The tops teams are all experiencing injuries. Boston - KG, LA - Bynum, Spurs - Manu & Tim, Cavs - Wallace

[bonesinaz]

I am surprised they are only saying like 4 weeks. I haven't broken any leg bones (knock on wood), but the 8 I've broken above my waist have all been 6 weeks min for recovery, and even then they were still iffy for another week or so. You'd think that with a weight-bearing bone, wouldn't it be longer?

Tibia is the weight bearing bone of the lower leg. In fact, the medial tibia is the most weight bearing bone in the human body.

[WalterBenitez]

does that mean spurs can get him cheap and before the march 1st deadline?

You are asking for a bone discount?

[bigfan]

Big Red Boner or Bonner?

[LockBeard]

youve never heard of the 3rd largest bone in your leg?

haha fo real. That was one of the easiest to remember on 6th grade biology test.


This injury was obviously just another piece in the great puzzle of odd year mojo.

[VI_Massive]

What do you guys think this does to Cleveland's chance of having home court in the East? Does Garnett's injury just cancel this out?


Cleveland must be praying for OKC to buy out Joe Smith, but it doesn't look like its going to happen.

[Spurs Brazil]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/57581/20090227/wallace_out_4_6_weeks/

Wallace Out 4-6 Weeks


Feb 27, 2009 9:34 AM EST
Cavaliers forward/center Ben Wallace left Thursday's game at Houston with 6:19 remaining in the third quarter with a fractured right fibula received from a blow to the leg in the second quarter.

He was seen by Houston Rockets team physician Dr. Mark Adickes. X-rays taken at the arena confirmed the injury. Wallace will travel with the team to San Antonio.

He is currently projected to be out four to six weeks and his status will be updated as appropriate.