Florida Player Breaks Leg in Freak Injury

I was one of the EMTs on the crew staged next to the court. Our crew was a Paramedic, another AEMT and I. We work for Vanderbilt LifeFlight and have our own Event Medicine division. We continually train for the very rare occasion where we have to go out in the spotlight and preform our job. We were staged right next to the court and we’re watching and waiting for our signal from the athletic trainers to come on to the court. Our stretcher is ready with all the pertinent equipment, including the vacuum splint you noticed. I would love to talk more.

I see the argument for not glorifying an injury by showing it. But in an educational setting, it’s hard to illustrate what you’re talking about by not showing it. If it’s a monetization thing than that’s another story.

Broke my leg in a similar manner a few years ago. Fortunately it did not break the skin, though the mental trauma as briefly mentioned was easily the most difficult part of recovery. I'd always found it crazy how such a dramatic break could occur from such a relatively benign action, and this video was the first time I had ever considered the rotational forces at play -- my doctors were great don't get me wrong, but their focus was rightfully on treatment rather than explanation. I've long since gotten over the mental challenges of being able to push off that leg when running again, but I've never really gotten a clear explanation for how the injury occurred in the first place. Thank you for giving me one.

Hell, I had trouble over coming the mental trauma of Kevin Ware's injury.

As a gator fan, this hurt... Speedy recovery Micah 🙏

Praying for a speedy recovery ❤

florida fan i was hoping you’d make a video about this. i’m so sad. it hurts to watch a player have to leave a game only minutes into one of the biggest games he’s ever played in if not the biggest

Thank you Dr. That was very well explained. My search was to see how the injury happened. I pictured an opposing player crashing into his leg. Your video is the 1st video I clicked on and after your video I did not feel the need to look for any more videos. 🎹 👍

Thanks for the video. I was once in a caving accident where a guy had compound fractures of both forearms. The thought still makes me queasy.

This kinda thing hits me really hard. When pros get hurt it’s tragic and terrible but they’re usually rich they have money fame success for the most part. When a young kid or a college student athlete gets injured it’s extra sad because they don’t have that security that stability so the effect can be so much worse; their career can be over and their life altered in a major way. Hope he’s ok and can get back to doing great things on and off the court really soon.

Seeing this live truly made my stomach churn, the sound was sickening, wishing him a speedy recovery 🙏🏻

6:50 ok doc hit that pepper grinder

Thoughts and a speedy recovery to this young man. 💪🏽

Very illustrative video as always doc. Btw, a few hours ago a football (soccer) player called Javier Altamirano suffered a worrying convulsive episode in a football match in Argentina. Any chance to make a video about him? Thanks!

Great video, I was wondering if you would do the Spyros Chakas injury for Hawaii Mens VB that he sustained on the 15th

I'll never forget when Texas A&M played at Washington in 2009, an A&M player broke his leg in the exact same way. The audible "crack" echoed throughout the arena. It was terrible.

Kudos to the on-court responders. I immediately recalled Louisville’s Kevin Ware.

Amazing, so informative!

Great video, Dr Sutterer! I’m pretty sure that for those who really want to see it, there's a ton of other videos that show the actual excruciating break- really hoping at least one was mic'd up on that play to capture the nauseating sound as well to satisfy the need of those who couldn't live without that added dimension.

I hated to see this happen to one of our guys…I honestly think this affected our play today and shook our team up especially since it happened so early in the game…prayers out to Micah and his parents as well…thanks for the vid and explanation..Let’s get em Gators in the tournament!!!