UPDATE: Pipkins taken to hospital for precautionary reasons
Kyle Feldscher @KFeldscherAAcom
Police scanner: Ambulance crews responded to Schembechler Hall minutes ago for a report of a football player with a spinal injury.
Thoughts and prayers
UPDATE:
Chantel Jennings @ChantelJennings
Injured player was freshman DL Ondre Pipkins. Had movement of extremities was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:11 AM ^
@Heiko25: ...worst case scenario is a cervical fracture, in which case he'll be out for at least two months." Boom Med School'd
August 17th, 2012 at 10:39 AM ^
mgoblog has an M.D. on staff.
August 17th, 2012 at 1:36 PM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:02 AM ^
Terrible news
August 17th, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
News of him being able to move his extremities is good-- spinal injuries can be seriously life threatening. Regardless of football, we can be thankful that this isn't any worse than it is.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:02 AM ^
Pipkins has been confirmed. He has been moving all his extremeties, which is a great sign.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:03 AM ^
Thank goodness he has movement and the word "precautionary" was thrown out there.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:03 AM ^
Well, it sounds like it was precautionary, so that's good at least. Hopefully it was just a stinger.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:03 AM ^
Thank god he can move all of his limbs, that is OUTSTANDING news. Prayers for a full recovery, Ondre.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:03 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^
I've had this happen before. It is pretty scary when it happens, but you can recover pretty quickly. He'll be out a few days, and hopefully gets some reps in and feels better.There shouldn't be a rush to play him, but I'm sure he won't want to be on the sidelines for long. Here's hoping he has a speedy recovery!!
August 17th, 2012 at 10:04 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:04 AM ^
They are saying it is Ondre Pipkins... moving all extremities, hopefully it is just for precautionary reasons, and pray for Pipkins to recover quickly. God Bless
August 17th, 2012 at 10:04 AM ^
Wow. F5 was being pressed more than when we're on commit watch. Thank Goodness he has movement.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:06 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:29 AM ^
F5 also got one hell of a workout when Bree Evans was reported down on field. God that was awful; I read it here on mgoblog first.
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August 17th, 2012 at 10:07 AM ^
thank god it was precautionary. I want to hug everyone.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^
Thank goodness. Never good to see this happen.
Take care, big guy. We're all pulling for you.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^
Well thankfully he's moving everything. There's not a lot that can be said here. Football is a dangerous sport. Hopefully he makes a full recovery.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:09 AM ^
Damn... regardless of what the injury to Pip actually is at this point, its just scary to think you could wake up and go to practice and in the blink of an eye, your season, career, and life could be changed from one play....
I've talked to Ondre in the past, and he couldnt be a more positive and hard-working kid... I know that if the injury allows him, he'll be fighting his ass off to get back to crushing opposing teams....
Get well soon, Pee Wee
August 17th, 2012 at 10:11 AM ^
I feel that with a neck injury they may need to tell him to sit out this year take a redshirt and let them test him over the season to make sure there will be no lingering injury. Football does not matter at this point dont need him back out there to possibly do further damage.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:16 AM ^
I agree with the proceed with caution sentiment you have in your post and Pee Wee's health is the most important thing. But I would let the dr's Pee Wee his family and the coaches figure out when he can play again. It all depends on information we don't have access to such as severity of injury and things like that.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:12 AM ^
Movement in extremities is good. Now the worst case scenario is a cervical fracture, in which case he'll be out for at least two months.
— Heiko Yang (@Heiko25) August 17, 2012
August 17th, 2012 at 10:12 AM ^
Do you think they had to get some of the team to help them lift the stretcher? Ondre is not a small man.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:53 AM ^
They have a special winch-eqptd ambulance they use to respond to calls at the athletic facilities.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
Prayers to Ondre. As much as I look forward to seeing him play in the Big House, that all takes a back seat this morning. Get better and take care of your health first and foremost. Glad to hear it doesn't sound too serious.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:20 AM ^
he's moving all of his limbs. I hope he has a speedy recovery!
August 17th, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^
Prayers for Andre.
Way too soon I know but maybe he can work on a Walter Brennan impersonation.
August 17th, 2012 at 12:10 PM ^
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August 17th, 2012 at 10:41 AM ^
Prayers for Pipkins.... damn... these are the things in life that really matter, sometimes we complain about the meaningless stuff and it takes issues like this to realize what is really important.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:41 AM ^
My thoughts and prayers for Pipkins! I hope for a safe and speedy recovery Big Man!
August 17th, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
Good to hear that he's got movement in all his limbs. Its times like this where hopefully we all forget about what this means for the football team, and just hope that he's going to be okay.
Take all the time you need, Pip, but hope you make it back soon. There's O-Line shredding to be done.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:00 AM ^
Best case scenario is a stinger, and if he continues to be symptomatic (persistent extremity tingling), he may be out for Bama.
Worse case scenario, congenital stenosis with a bit of myelomalacia on MRI (born with a narrow spinal cord, signs of spinal cord damage on C-spine); prophylactic laminoplasty, probable career ending.
Even worse scenario; central cord syndrome from hyperextension injury, without ligamentous/vertebral body involvement (upper>lower extremity paralysis, can have normal MRI of vertebral/ligamentous structures).
Worst case scenario: jumped facet, paralysis, fusion.
UM has great neurosurgeons, and a great rehab program
Due diligence; MD, work with spines, UMH grad.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
than medical opinions based on twitter.
Other than impressing us with your impressive use of medical terminology, what is the purpose of this differential of yours?
I hope PeeWee is fine. I also hope that you, Heiko, and anyone else so inclined will in the future refrain from making, or at least sharing, medical opinions without having any clue what is actually going on with the patient.
Due diligence: also an MD, remember from med school that following someone on twitter is not a standard part of the H&P
August 17th, 2012 at 12:40 PM ^
*shrug* your opinion. Some may want it, others may not.
Typically if someone is being put on a board with a restrained C-spine, odds are minimum a LOC on the field. Not sure why people on twitter monitor the AAFD/PDs CBs, but when 'possible SCI' is being stated on folks twitter/news/etc (and I posted a couple hours after it broke), it's a pretty specific differential for a football player.
Would I give a deposition based on twitter sx? hell no. Can I reasonably give a differential based on a 300# football lineman, with a FD/ambulance report of a SCI? Sure.
August 17th, 2012 at 4:37 PM ^
I can think of much more useless items; and I'm not even a Twitter guy. What they guy suggested isn't a crime. It seems he was being helpful and though the medical jargon may throw some off I don't think he was in the wrong (in any way).
August 17th, 2012 at 11:06 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 11:43 AM ^
As should common courtsey
August 17th, 2012 at 11:56 AM ^
you can tell ;-)
August 17th, 2012 at 12:31 PM ^
But I can't tell you what they are. I just wanted to make sure you know how awesome I am.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:29 AM ^
My thoughts are definitely with him for a full and speedy recovery.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
how much do we read into this? how much is precaution? what does this do to the vibe of a team/practice?