The Toronto Raptors Lose Game, Chris Bosh, and Maybe the Season
April 6th, 2010 by Stephen Brotherston Leave a reply »In the first quarter of the 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chris Bosh went down after an inadvertent elbow to the face.
With blood streaming to the floor, the best the Raptors could hope for was a severe cut inside the All-Star’s mouth.
But before the half, the broadcast crew had advised fans that Bosh had been taken to the Cleveland Clinic for CT scans.
The National Post has reported,
“A CT scan revealed that Bosh suffered a maxilla and nasal fracture to the right side of his face.”
The maxilla is often called the mustache bone, the bone that forms the upper jaw.
Simply, that’s were your teeth are anchored.
And while Hedo Turkoglu was able to wear a mask to protect the non-displaced fracture of his orbital bone and other NBA players have been able to similarly protect broken noses, there is absolutely no certainty that Bosh’s multiple injuries can be protected in this manner.
It may take some time to fully assess just how serious the damage to Bosh’s nose and jaw is. Just as it may time to formulate an a ...
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Article written by Stephen Brotherston
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