2016 NASCAR Discussion ThreadNASCAR 

  • Thread starter Thread starter MustangRyan
  • 10,093 comments
  • 426,953 views
Burst fracture sounds nasty, although I guess that's the opposite of a compression fracture.

And good to see that the user on reddit who claimed to know things was wrong.
 
When they say L1 Vertebrae, where exactly would that be? As much as I try to keep up with medical terms, I still get tripped up on some.
 
RACECAR
When they say L1 Vertebrae, where exactly would that be? As much as I try to keep up with medical terms, I still get tripped up on some.
Click to expand...
L1 is near the bottom of the spine.
 
Ganon83
So Tony basically broke his ass?

My guess is after looking up on it he'll be back between Easter-late April
Click to expand...
L1 is the start of the lumbar region. It's more that he can't bend over very well and leg movements will be very restricted.
 
Angel
L1 is the start of the lumbar region. It's more that he can't bend over very well and leg movements will be very restricted.
Click to expand...
Which would, predictably, make driving very difficult.
For some reason I wonder if Tony would have left NASCAR after 2012 if he knew he had to go through all of this.
 
Blitz24
Which would, predictably, make driving very difficult.
For some reason I wonder if Tony would have left NASCAR after 2012 if he knew he had to go through all of this.
Click to expand...
Probably not. He loves racing too much.
 
Angel
Probably not. He loves racing too much.
Click to expand...
Injury in 2013, fatal accident in 2014, very subpar 2015, injury in 2016. It seems like he doesn't have the same reflexes he used to have.
 
L1 is the vertebrae just below the ribcage, right in the middle of the back. It also happens to be one of, if not the smallest, vertebrae
 
GTPorsche
L1 is the vertebrae just below the ribcage, right in the middle of the back. It also happens to be one of, if not the smallest, vertebrae
Click to expand...
I'm thinking he had curled forward and a part of the flip threw him back against the seat and caused the damage.
 
I just looked up vertebral burst fracture. :scared:

He's pretty lucky to not have worse damage from it. Fragmenting vertebra and stuff like that.
 
Had to look up what a burst fracture was. Apparently there's 2 kinds, stable and not stable. Stable doesn't usually require surgery and he could be back in a month or so from what I read.
 
Adamgp
Had to look up what a burst fracture was. Apparently there's 2 kinds, stable and not stable. Stable doesn't usually require surgery and he could be back in a month or so from what I read.
Click to expand...
He had surgery yesterday.
 
GTPorsche
I just looked up vertebral burst fracture. :scared:

He's pretty lucky to not have worse damage from it. Fragmenting vertebra and stuff like that.
Click to expand...
Adamgp
Had to look up what a burst fracture was. Apparently there's 2 kinds, stable and not stable. Stable doesn't usually require surgery and he could be back in a month or so from what I read.
Click to expand...
Unstable could require spinal fusion, which would mean about June before he came back
 
And for the 3rd in the last 4 years, it's time for #SmokeWillRise :lol:

Moving away from the joke, I feel bad for Tony. I really wish he could race in 2016 fighting for wins, contending up top but it doesn't seem like it's happening. :(
 
Michelin
And for the 3rd in the last 4 years, it's time for #SmokeWillRise :lol:

Moving away from the joke, I feel bad for Tony. I really wish he could race in 2016 fighting for wins, contending up top but it doesn't seem like it's happening. :(
Click to expand...

This is exactly how i feel :(, but if he can win hopefully in his final year, that alone will make me very happy; but we'll have to wait and see
 
9HJUuzol.jpg



New McDonald's/Cessna scheme for 2016 shown on the back
 

Latest Posts

Back