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"Julian Bond" <julian_bond DeleteThis @voidstar.com> wrote in message
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> Dani P posts the 2nd best time on day one in Sepang, then falls off, busts
> his hand and flies back to Spain. He may be out for a month...

Rumor in Barcelona is that it is a very bad break involving 2 badly busted
metacarpals and 3 fingers that could compromise his ability to ride a bike
permanently. Bad hand injuries have put an end to other riders ability to
stay at the top of their game, so we shall see how Pedrosa can come back
from this injury. The Liliputian conspiracy theorists may have to find
another target for diminutive riders' unfair advantage going forward. Then
again, I have fully come back from a bad hand injury with over 40 with
nothing more to show for it than very occasional cramps and the promise of
eventual arthritis according to doctors. As luck has it, I now have a bad
cataract in my right eye that will require surgery. Heavens, middle age is a
b*tch even when you take care of yourself...

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pablo wrote:
> "Julian Bond" wrote
>> Dani P posts the 2nd best time on day one in Sepang, then falls off, busts
>> his hand and flies back to Spain. He may be out for a month...
>
> Rumor in Barcelona is that it is a very bad break involving 2 badly busted
> metacarpals and 3 fingers that could compromise his ability to ride a bike
> permanently. Bad hand injuries have put an end to other riders ability to
> stay at the top of their game, so we shall see how Pedrosa can come back
> from this injury. The Liliputian conspiracy theorists may have to find
> another target for diminutive riders' unfair advantage going forward.

Ha! You could hardly throw a stone in the GP paddock without hitting one...
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In article <LJudnex4W7hyXAvanZ2dnUVZ_j2dnZ2d.RemoveThis@comcast.com>,
"pablo" <pabloAT.RemoveThis@simplyhombreDOT.net> wrote:

> "Julian Bond" <julian_bond.RemoveThis@voidstar.com> wrote in message
> news:gpTtClXMXhlHFAIR@jblaptop.voidstar.com...
> > Dani P posts the 2nd best time on day one in Sepang, then falls off, busts
> > his hand and flies back to Spain. He may be out for a month...
>
> Rumor in Barcelona is that it is a very bad break involving 2 badly busted
> metacarpals and 3 fingers that could compromise his ability to ride a bike
> permanently. Bad hand injuries have put an end to other riders ability to
> stay at the top of their game, so we shall see how Pedrosa can come back
> from this injury. The Liliputian conspiracy theorists may have to find
> another target for diminutive riders' unfair advantage going forward. Then
> again, I have fully come back from a bad hand injury with over 40 with
> nothing more to show for it than very occasional cramps and the promise of
> eventual arthritis according to doctors.

The broken finger/metacarpal doesn't always end up being the problem area after
the bones have healed. The fingers around it can have problems due to lack of
movement while in a cast/brace. Tendons atrophy and that can seriously affect your
grip. Plating and pinning can also be dangerous due to the risk of nerve damage, but
it'll get you out of a cast quicker.

> Heavens, middle age is a b*tch even when you take care of yourself...

True.

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tanx,
Howard

Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
But I've already got a pitchfork...

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