Inky Johnson's injury.

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Can anyone tell me exactly what happened to him (medically) that made his right arm no longer usable?
 
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Vol865 said:
Nerve damage that caused paralysis IIRC
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Nerve (proximal brachial plexus injury) and vascular damage that caused permanent paralysis. Proximal meaning (in this instance) closer to his neck.

You're not wrong, I was just adding to it. :good!:
 
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similar to what happened to Bo Jackson's hip, iirc. When blood supply is cut off, tissue, muscles and nerves start to die.
 
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supersmo18 said:
Nerve (proximal brachial plexus injury) and vascular damage that caused permanent paralysis. Proximal meaning (in this instance) closer to his neck.

You're not wrong, I was just adding to it. :good!:
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Gotcha....I just knew the general problem was something to with nerve damage
 
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Inky's injury was very serious and he was close to death afterwards and it really was a miracle that he didn't die. I don't recall all of the details but he writes of this in detail in his book.
 
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Sorry guys I realize it's a but of a bad subject but I have always wondered why his injuries seemed to be centralized only on the 1 arm.
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
Sorry guys I realize it's a but of a bad subject but I have always wondered why his injuries seemed to be centralized only on the 1 arm.
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Because that's where he was hit, in his shoulder. It severed the nerves and arteries to his arm. Nearly bled out internally.
 
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I was at that game when Inky got hurt. I will never forget what the stadium sounded like when he went down. I have never heard it that quiet with that many people in it.
 
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good question, rough memory.

What a way to turn something awful around though. Inky is somebody that has really done something amazing and wonderful instead of wallering (sp?) in self-pity.

I've heard him speak once and he's a truely amazing guy. So glad we can call him a VFL and an out-spoken Christian. Hard to find these days in the media/public.
 
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At the time I had no idea it would be as serious as it was. He is absolute class and a man's man with how he has handled it.
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Because that's where he was hit, in his shoulder. It severed the nerves and arteries to his arm. Nearly bled out internally.
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I have never heard of that happening to anyone, that's crazy. I would think that is an extremely rare occurrence.
 
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