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Bill Turner injured

I THINK this is an Omar Kelly report so I am sure he will be playing very soon.
 
Jeff Ireland breathlessly races into the room and shouts, "DID SOMEBODY SAY INJURED THIRD ROUND DRAFT PICK?"
 
Hope he gets through it, I think it was Turf Toe that did in OJ McDuffie
 
The Sun-Sentinel's Omar Kelly reports that Turner is battling "turf toe," which is a metatarsophalangeal joint sprain. In other words, Turner has suffered a sprain of the joint connecting his foot to his big toe. The nickname for the ailment comes from the fact that the injury is commonly associated with playing sports on artificial turf. The most common scenario causing the injury is hyper-extension of the big toe due to one player falling on top of the outstretched leg of another player whose knee and toes are planted on the ground. Putting 200+ pounds of weight on the calf with the toes planted on the ground causes the toes to hyper-extend (bend upward if you're looking down at your feet), and the joint is overstretched to the point that the connection between the foot and the toe is damaged. The big toe is important in allowing athletes to plant their foot and both change directions and make explosive movements. For now, Turner is fully practicing despite the injury, suggesting his sprain has been judged as not too serious. However, it does add another variable to the question of who the Dolphins' starting guards should be.
 
Hopefully he can recover soon.. Not likely a starter but you never know when he may be needed. What's outlook for turf toe? And why are we just now hearing about this?
 
LennyV said:
Hope he gets through it, I think it was Turf Toe that did in OJ McDuffie
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McDuffie had a torn ligament in his toe and Dolphins medical staff either lied or screwed up his assessment.

His career was destroyed when he permanently damaged those ligaments and basically could no longer play ball.

If not mistaken, McDuffie lawsuit was recently settled.

'Nearly ten years later, McDuffie would win a Medical malpractice lawsuit related to that career-ending toe injury.[5] On May 5, 2010, Miami-Dade County, Florida jurors ordered a former Dolphins team physician, Dr. John Uribe, to pay McDuffie $11.5 million in damages.[6] The lawsuit alleged Uribe told McDuffie he was safe to continue playing football, despite MRIs showing damage to the tendons in his toe.[6] On September 30, 2010, Judge Michael Genden of Miami-Dade County tossed out that verdict due to the improper use of a medical manual as evidence. The judge also ordered a new trial.'

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5165835
 
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