What are the chances that two NFL players would have surgery for the same injury? Pretty good if it's a dislocated wrist. That's exactly what happened with Dre Bly of the Detroit Lions and Derrick Gibson of the Oakland Raiders. Both had surgery this week for dislocated wrists. Who would have thought you could dislocate your wrist?
Actually, it's a pretty common injury for defenders in the NFL. Look at the bones (check out the picture on the left. Click for a larger look.) in your wrist, they look pretty sturdy, right? They are, but they are also flexible. This wrist flexibility is what allows the dislocations. The purpose of your wrist is to allow movement of your hand and fingers. Without a wrist you'd be unable to turn your hand or move your fingers. When you dislocate your wrist you're actually knocking on the wrist bones out of position
Sounds like a month-long injury. Fun, fun, fun.
