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Hector Barbera

Postby Tack » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:46 pm

Some of you may know that Hector Barbera broke his leg in a training accident 4 weeks ago. He came back to race at Indianapolis this weekend. He highsided then saved and crashed anyway, landing on his head and back etc during the first practise session.

He has been taken to hospital and has broken one or more vertabrae. Some might remember that he broke vertabrae a few years ago in Japan. Worringly, the marshalls decided to pick him up by his feet and his shoulders to put him on the stretcher! It's no problem, no complications no harm done but not really the right thing to do to a back injury.

Anyway here are some of his translated tweets that he made after the accident:

Barbera "doing what you love is a pleasure. Doing that which I have chosen to do is dangerous, these things can happen, it's a risk" ...

Barbera "I will do all I can to keep doing that which I love most and it's better to keep riding. Hope to have news soon. Good news."

Barbera: "I love my bike, I love my sport. I can't wait to ride her again. Racing is what keeps me alive and what I live for. PASSION"

I'm not a follower of Barbera but you gotta love the passion he has.
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Re: Hector Barbera

Postby Tack » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:33 pm

another little fun tweet from ASBK down at Phillip Island this weekend. Apparently it's wet and slippery!!!

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Re: Hector Barbera

Postby Kermit » Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:26 pm

I can understand his passion considering his injuries, literally. ;)

Lifting someone up in the way they described with suspected spinal injuries is a worry. :shock:
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Re: Hector Barbera

Postby funky » Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:50 pm

the news on tv tonight said 3 broken vertebrae 8)
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Re: Hector Barbera

Postby Kermit » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:54 am

funky wrote:the news on tv tonight said 3 broken vertebrae 8)


http://m.greenfieldreporter.com/view/st ... s-GP-Crash

Claiming scans were negative.

Either way media have no concept of the severity or non severity of spinal injuries. Commonly injuries to the spine are refered to either vetebra or disc, most people think that injury to either is your farked.

Crash course regarding spinal fracture injuries.

Our spinal bone anatomy is segmented into 3 sections.

1. Posterior column = pedicle & transverse process.
2. Mid column = lamina, posteior vetebral body.
3. Anterior column = anterior vetebral body.

Fracture 1 = no neurological deficit ie no nerve involvement, no surgery.
Fracture 1 & 2 some neurolgical deficit, may require surgery to stabilise the injury.
Fracture 1-3 neurological deficit, surgery required to stabilise.

Injury to the vetebral disc ie herniation may or may not require surgical intervention, it depends on whether it causes displacement to the spine, its the amount of displacement that determines the level of neurological deficit.

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