FireCaptain 563 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Gerber was apparently injured playing in the KHL and will be hospitalized for MONTHS with a broken neck. link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Wow. Godspeed to him on his recovery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) Wow. Thats crazy, I hope all is well after those months. His career is more likely to be over than not. Edited December 14, 2009 by cjm502 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 At least they didn't carry him out on a tarp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WpgMikos 17 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Russian newspaper Sovetskiy Sport talked with Atlant GM, Andrei Verevko: Gerber underwent computed tomography. The preliminary diagnosis is a compression fracture of the fourth cervical vertebra. Monday morning Gerber will have an advanced medical examination. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Four Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Any video of the collision? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedArmy 4 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 from what I read on http://www.atlant-mo.ru/ which is the site of the team Gerber belongs to is that the general manager was disgusted with the opposition's play. He didn't speak directly about Gerber's incident, but he mentioned there were multiple disgusting spearing penalties behind the refs backs... apperently he was referring to the disgusting actions on the ice of Verot Darsy, the only Canadian on Vityaz KHL team. Dude got 511 penalty minutes in 43 games according to Wikipedia.... not much of a scorer even in NHL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feldmarschall 9 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Darcy Verot is still playing? Jeez... What a hack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeinred 1,488 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 I can only wonder how much worse their awful medical teams hurt Gerber during their on-ice examinations and when taking him off the ice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckloo39 5,686 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Poor guy... Hope he gets better soon, that's awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) Notice the article states he was take off on a "wheeled stretcher"; anyone else remember the picture of this clown circus taking a player off using a banner as a stretcher. Go make more money in the KHL, but when your health is at risk if there is an injury, you better pray for a fricken miracle. And the location of the injury is very serious as if I remember, the phrenic nerve's path is between C3, C4, and C5. And we all know that it is responsible for contraction of the diaphragm. Edited December 14, 2009 by Rivalred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WpgMikos 17 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 His condition has been upgraded: Swiss goalie Martin Gerber, who was hospitalized yesterday with a neck injury, underwent advanced examination Monday morning. Fortunately it didn't confirm the preliminary diagnosis "compression fracture of the fourth cervical vertebra". According to the new information Gerber has spinal contusion and recovering will take weeks, not months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 His condition has been upgraded: I would not trust any doctors that work or are being paid by the KHL. Remember, they cleared that one kids to play, yet he had a heart condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 I would not trust any doctors that work or are being paid by the KHL. Remember, they cleared that one kids to play, yet he had a heart condition. He would be in a hospital, being treated by non-KHL doctors, no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedArmy 4 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 I would not trust any doctors that work or are being paid by the KHL. Remember, they cleared that one kids to play, yet he had a heart condition. Didn't that happen to Jiri Fischer in NHL in Detroit Michigan cleared by American doctors to play with a heart condition? the kid died in KHL because of lack of equipment available at the stadium. In this case there was a team doctor on hand with everything... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 He would be in a hospital, being treated by non-KHL doctors, no? Good question... It just makes me wonder how well equipped the Hospitals are in Russia. Didn't that happen to Jiri Fischer in NHL in Detroit Michigan cleared by American doctors to play with a heart condition? the kid died in KHL because of lack of equipment available at the stadium. In this case there was a team doctor on hand with everything... I thought his condition was known as Jiri's wasn't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P. Marlowe 748 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 He would be in a hospital, being treated by non-KHL doctors, no? You have to remember that whilst in other countries incidents are individual in Russia everything is the same and evil all the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedArmy 4 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Good question... It just makes me wonder how well equipped the Hospitals are in Russia. I thought his condition was known as Jiri's wasn't I don't think the kid's condition was known, from what I understand it was a big surprise... most hospitals are will equipped, but the ones you pay for are really good depending on where this is. Didn't sound like this was in Moscow or St. Petersburgh, which is scary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted December 14, 2009 Must be great to play in front of 5500 fans a night wearing a basterized billboard for a jersey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
