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Covering sports injuries from the perspective of a certified athletic trainer and backed by analytics.

Understanding Chet Holmgren’s Hip Fracture

Just days after Ja Morant suffered a hip subluxation that is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks, the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren suffered a rare hip injury of his own. Holmgren suffered a right hip fracture after a scary fall while contesting a layup.  The bony pelvis is the area of the body made up […]

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Understanding Ja Morant’s Posterior Hip Subluxation

The 2024-25 season has been one mired by injury. While injury rates remain on par with seasons past, the total number of games lost to these injuries are proving more costly. Through nearly three weeks the total number of man games lost to injury or illness is outpacing previous seasons by 100 games. The numbers […]

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Understanding Kristaps Porizingis’ Medial Retinaculum Tear

The Boston Celtics are two wins away from hanging the 18th championship banner in franchise history. Despite the advantage, things took an interesting twist Tuesday when it was revealed center Kristaps Porzingis suffered a left ankle injury in their Game 2 victory. The team announced Porzingis suffered a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior […]

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Understanding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Soleus Strain

On the cusp of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Bucks forward and MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo limped off the court with a non-contact lower leg injury. The team later stated he would not return to the game with a soleus strain. The calf muscle is not actually a muscle, it is dynamic muscle complex that includes […]

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Understanding Patrick Williams’ Navicular Injury

The Chicago Bulls, already set to play the remainder of the season without Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine, announced Friday that Patrick Williams will need surgery on his ailing left foot. Originally diagnosed as bone edema in the midfoot, additional testing on the area revealed a fracture in the navicular bone. Injuries to the navicular bone are […]

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