Iehoshua
01-12-2006, 08:39 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2290239
Doctor: Palmer knee injury 'potentially career-ending'
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline -->CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)'s knee injury was "devastating and potentially career-ending," involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday.
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<table class="tableheadFixWidth" align="right" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="200"> <tbody><tr class="stathead"> <td colspan="2" class="whitelink"> Carson Palmer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)</td> </tr> <tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left"> http://espn.go.com/i/nfl/profiles/players/statsid/s6337.jpgQuarterback
Cincinnati Bengals
Profile (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)</td> </tr><tr class="evenrow"> <td align="center"> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="190"> <tbody><tr class="stathead" align="center"><td colspan="6" align="center">2005 SEASON STATISTICS</td></tr> <tr style="background: rgb(188, 188, 180) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="right"> <td width="17%">Att</td> <td width="17%">Comp</td> <td width="17%">Yds</td> <td width="17%">TD</td> <td width="17%">Int</td> <td width="17%">Rat</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#999999"> <td>509</td> <td>345</td> <td>3731</td> <td>32</td> <td>12</td> <td>101.1</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <!---------------------INLINE MINI-PLAYER CARD ENDS HERE-------------------->The Cincinnati Bengals (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cin) quarterback tore ligaments in his left knee when he was hit by Pittsburgh's Kimo von Oelhoffen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2766) on his first pass during the Steelers' 31-17 playoff victory Sunday.
The team announced that he had torn the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. The damage was much more extensive and severe, but Dr. Lonnie Paulos said surgery went well and Palmer could be back for the start of the season.
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Doctor: Palmer knee injury 'potentially career-ending'
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline -->CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)'s knee injury was "devastating and potentially career-ending," involving numerous ligament tears, a shredded ligament, damaged cartilage and a dislocated kneecap, his surgeon said Thursday.
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<table class="tableheadFixWidth" align="right" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="200"> <tbody><tr class="stathead"> <td colspan="2" class="whitelink"> Carson Palmer (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)</td> </tr> <tr class="evenrow" align="right"> <td align="left"> http://espn.go.com/i/nfl/profiles/players/statsid/s6337.jpgQuarterback
Cincinnati Bengals
Profile (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6337)</td> </tr><tr class="evenrow"> <td align="center"> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="190"> <tbody><tr class="stathead" align="center"><td colspan="6" align="center">2005 SEASON STATISTICS</td></tr> <tr style="background: rgb(188, 188, 180) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="right"> <td width="17%">Att</td> <td width="17%">Comp</td> <td width="17%">Yds</td> <td width="17%">TD</td> <td width="17%">Int</td> <td width="17%">Rat</td> </tr> <tr align="right" bgcolor="#999999"> <td>509</td> <td>345</td> <td>3731</td> <td>32</td> <td>12</td> <td>101.1</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <!---------------------INLINE MINI-PLAYER CARD ENDS HERE-------------------->The Cincinnati Bengals (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cin) quarterback tore ligaments in his left knee when he was hit by Pittsburgh's Kimo von Oelhoffen (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=2766) on his first pass during the Steelers' 31-17 playoff victory Sunday.
The team announced that he had torn the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. The damage was much more extensive and severe, but Dr. Lonnie Paulos said surgery went well and Palmer could be back for the start of the season.
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