Why is Barbaro's leg injury life-threatening?
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This should answer your question...I had the same question, and it was informative for me.\n\nhttp://www.slate.com/id/2142159/?GT1=8190
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The Triple Crown horses are very young...a Thoroughbred is a year old January 1st, even if he was born December 31, at 11:59.  So when they rae called "3 year olds"  the horses can be anywhere from 25 months to 36 months old.  Add to that, they are very high strung, there bones ar very delicate, considering the average weight and the average speed.  A race horse can run at 40 mph and they can weigh 1200 to 1500 pounds or more, that kind of weight at that kind of speed usually demolishes a leg, beyond the point of repair.  Then, there are the problems of poor circulation.  When a race horse breaks a leg during a race, it usually causes a compound fracture, or in other words, a bone protrudes from the skin adding infection to all the other factors.  The healing time a horse takes to mend a broken bone, the level or pain, the usefullness, the value of the animal, the severity of altered gait after the injury has healed are all taken into consideration.  If the animal has to walk with an extremely abnormal gait, the other 3 legs will be unduly stressed, causing the animal more and more pain.  Would you want to live if you couldn't run like the wind?  If just walking to get a drink hurt you so bad, all you wanted to do was lie down?  The filly, Ruffian had undergone surgery to repair her shattered leg, but she was too uncontrollable, too excitable and she was unable to be calmed down to control her pain, so they had to put her down.  Let's just hope the vet staff can control Barbaro better.  (At this time, I have no idea of the success of the surgery)
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NO. HE IS NOT OUT IF HAPPEN AS YOU DESCRIBE.\n\nLEG STUMP LINE IS LEAST FACTOR TO CONSIDER THE L.B.W.\n\nOUTSIDE LEG STUMP? NO WAY.
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he broke his leg pretty badly
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If he was a gelding he would have been put to sleep on the track.\n\nBarbaro is insured for MILLIONS of dollars.  If his injury will prevent him from performing as a stud...it is probably curtains for the gentle giant.\n\nIf he has a chance to recover and stud, then they will save him.\n\nIt is all about money, not love.  There is little sentimental value in racehorses, because most retire by the age of 3.
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God(without Him no one would be here)\n\nand Garrincha... 2 crocked legs to the inside.. right leg shorter then left.. limped as he walked and ran..\n\ngreat player.. best player in the world.. but died early cuz of the alcohol.. his liver got so damaged due to too much drinkin that it wouldnt filter the blood anymore.. sad but him and many other great players died the same way..\n\n\nsometimes Fame isnt so good..
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Sounds to me like you jarred the knee.\nIt can happen from an impact like jumping in BB. If you are lucky its only a jarred knee which will take a few days to sort itself out. It could be ligament damage but thats unlikely as you would be in severe pain constantly and would know straight away. Try getting a crep (sorry i dont know the spelling, but basically its a tight elastic material) bandage and leave it on it for support when your are moving around.\nOther then that, ice it for a while to make sre there is no internal bleeding, then apply a heat pack to it every half an hour for 10 mins and see if that sorts it out.\nYou should go to see a sports doctor or a physio either way, an ordinary GP will just refer you to a specialist if he does not solve it.
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Very very dangerous. Potentially fatal.
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I am afraid its pretty serious...\nHe is definately losing the rest of World Cup after the injury on his knee. \nThe condition is called ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and for a soccer player translates usually 4 to 6 months out of action. \nBut that also depends on the will of the player and if he wants to risk it by returning earlier (not before 4 months though).
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Barbaro won the Derby and then he broke down during the Preakness. It was tragic! He is still at the vet hospital trying to get well.
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I wouldnt have thought so, now if he woke up tomorro and both his legs were healed that'd be a miracle!\n\nI like Txlady's answer him being alive could be a miracle!!!
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Barbaro has done really well.  According to a report on the Blood-Horse website, http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36567, his cast has come off and he's regaining muscle in the leg he broke.  At the same time, there is continuing progress in his left hind hoof, the one that foundered in July.\n\nStill it's day-by-day and there could be set-backs.  But things are looking good.\n\nAfter Barbaro's condition has stabilized to the point where his life is no longer in jeopardy from a set-back, the question becomes:  when will he be strong enough, if ever, to breed mares?  Thoroughbreds begotten through artificial insemination cannot be registered, so for Barbaro to take up stallion duties, he must have enough strength and stability in his hind legs to mount and breed mares naturally.  That's asking a lot-- particularly since the 2007 breeding season begins on February 15th.  That isn't much time.  It may be that Barbaro will have to miss the 2007 breeding season, or start late and only breed a few mares.
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There are 7 speed horses in the Derby this year, and Sinister Minister and Sharp Humor will be leading a break-neck charge. The other 5 speed horses are not going to let these two get away. This sets up a speed breakdown at the top of the stretch. Barbaro will be stalking this speed, and I expect him to rumble past them in the stretch. He should go on to win if he can hold off Steppenwolfer and Point Determined at the wire.
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They usually aren't. I've seen horses in the wild break a leg, heal up, and survive without human intervention. But it depends on the fracture. If the skin is broken, infection is the biggest danger. It is very difficult to treat bone infection in a horse, and that is the major cause of death in bone fractures. The second danger is laminitis. In nature, the horse carries his weight on the center of the foot, called the frog, and the foot bone directly above it called the coffin bone. Horseshoers have a bad habit of trimming the frog too short so the horse carries his weight on the outer edge of the foot where the shoe is. When the horse is standing for long periods of time on three legs, the connection between the outer hoof and the coffin bone is stressed and can break down. This can result in the coffin bone coming loose in the hoof and cutting through the bottom of the hoof, a condition called founder. This is big cause of death in a seriously injured horse. One big consideration is how the horse will be after healing. If a horse will have a significant limp, or be very arthritic, it is more humane to end his suffering right away. Often, tendons and ligaments are torn. A severed tendon is very difficult to heal. Ligaments will often heal eventually, but it is a long painful process. The horse can be put in a sling, like Swaps was, to keep weight off the leg. This requires that the horse be very cooperative. Often, the injured horse can't mentally take the stress of treatment. Forcing a high-strung athlete in training to suddenly stand quietly in a small stall for months can be torture in and of itself. Horses like Boitron have survived leg amputations and been fitted with an artificial leg. Most often, what I have seen, is that the decision is financial. How much will it cost to save the horse, versus what he will be worth if he survives. Racehorses are usually insured, so if it is put down the owner can take the money and buy another horse. The track vet is usually too eager to put a horse down. A friend of mine had a horse break his knee badly. The vet wanted to put the horse down on the track. The owner refused, and the vet insisted it had to be done. After the owner threatened to sue the vet, the owner was allowed to take the horse home alive. After a year of careful nursing by the owner, the horse not only survived without veterinary treatment but returned to racing and won.
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You COULD say that Afleet Alex was injured in that tangle, but we could never prove it.  Other than that, probably that 1993 race with Union City was the only serious injury.\n\nI'm sure there were many horses that were injured in the Preakness, like Sweetnorthernsaint's hoof injury, but it's those minor injuries that we all forget.  It's the Union Citys and the Barbaros that are etched in our minds.
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You are defintely getting confused. Dave Batista is the wrestler that is injured and will be comin back july 7...tony batista is a baseball playa
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yes its dangerous because people do often get hurt at concerts like this, but he could just as easily get hurt skate boarding or doing something else. everything is dangerous...