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This was translated on another forum...thanks to the original poster.
oops. was about to translate the article. well it stated that it is going to takes 2-3 weeks to fully recover. So glad that it wasn't serious injury.
This was translated on another forum...thanks to the original poster.
@ayarose, can you please explain to us cranial contusion as that is the diagnosis on Yuzuru's condition? Is it the same as cerebral contusion?
I'm going to make this quick, I'm at work. Contusion is not the same as concussion. Contusion is bruising (macroscopic/visible) while concussion refers to the the microscopic injuries. BOTH are dangerous, but I think I'll rather have a contusion than a concussion. As I said, the stratification of his injury is low risk but I would still note for signs of head trauma within the next 48 hours. No physical exertions for at least 2 weeks. Gotta go, I'll make a more detailed explaination later. I'll try to ask the subspecs on their opinion too.
I'm going to make this quick, I'm at work. Contusion is not the same as concussion. Contusion is bruising (macroscopic/visible) while concussion refers to the the microscopic injuries. BOTH are dangerous, but I think I'll rather have a contusion than a concussion. As I said, the stratification of his injury is low risk but I would still note for signs of head trauma within the next 48 hours. No physical exertions for at least 2 weeks. Gotta go, I'll make a more detailed explaination later. I'll try to ask the subspecs on their opinion too.
I saw an interview with Lysacek once where he estimated he probably had 15-20 concussions in the course of his career...I have no clue if that is in any way normal for a singles skater, but he said he had seen a lot of pairs accidents with concussions at the rink as well. Elladj Balde just had to drop out of Skate Canada due to a concussion. I wouldn't be surprised if these things happen in training much more often than we hear about.
I think the article is simply referring to the superficial injury of his head, it refers to the head and jaw in the same way.
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201411/2014111000642&g=spo
The medical check revealed that there was no brain damage (thanks for the info and translation to Mii9000 from YH Forum).
This confirms that the diagnosis was referring to the superficial damage to his head and chin.
^Thanks Kalina and Mii9000 for that confirmation! Answered prayers. Am so relieved and happy with the sense that Yuzuru has dodged a bullet here.
Over at the Yan Han thread, no news yet about the results of his medical tests results although there was a post that his coach confirmed he will be competing at TEB. I hope someone can update us on this.
I just watched the men's medal ceremony they made an announcement about Yuzi but I could not understand it.
Thanks ayarose!
Just got home. I've read the reports and although I'm not that proficient in Japanese, I can at least breath a little easier now.
From the official press release, his injury is listed as [頭部挫創、下顎挫創、腹部挫傷、左大腿挫傷、右足関節捻挫], which I would translate in my mind as: head contusion, contusion on the lower chin, abdominal contusion, left thigh contusion and his ever present buddy R ankle sprain.
As I've said, contusion means bruising. I would rather have a patient with a contusion because it meant I'm more aware of what to expect, whereas concussion is more of a minute injuries whose extent I can't immediately assess. However, like all injuries there's a severity scale and risk stratification. One's prognosis depends on that severity thus patients' particularly suffering from intermediate to severe head injury are closely monitored and those with minor head injury are given head trauma precautions. They are both dangerous thus head injury shouldn't be taken lightly until at least a neuroimaging scan clears them.
Now let's move on to Yuzu's report, which is now our most important source of information. I would rather think that the bruising was a combination of the force received by those area and the natural reaction of the body to the injury. Base on the press reports, the scans were clear (I guess this means CT/MRI plus a probable ultrasound for blood/free fluids in the abdomen which is often done in blunt injury to detect internal bleeding) and the kanji used was 頭 (head) rather than 脳 (brain) so I can say that rules out brain injury. Correct me if I'm wrong for those who are more proficient in kanji reading, I hope I'm not blinded with optimism for Yuzuru. I chosed to believed this report because nothing can be gain if JSF tries to withheld the info thus I'll pray more for Yuzu's health, believe his words and his family/team and just simply hope. The prognosis seems good.