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Message: [QUOTE="Ari Gold, post: 2574458, member: 1917"] Another update from the Knights: [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode][FONT=inherit]TUESDAY EVENING[/FONT] On Monday night scan results for [URL="http://leagueunlimited.com/people/show/alex-mckinnon"]Alex McKinnon[/URL] confirmed a dislocation at C4 and C5.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]McKinnon had emergency surgery early on Tuesday morning to stabilise his neck, which consisted of a disc removal at C4 and C5 and anterior fusion.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#888888][FONT=inherit][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=inherit][/FONT] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]Alex had additional scans on Tuesday afternoon, which confirmed a devastating spinal injury.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]Alex remains in hospital in intensive care and may require further surgery to stabilise his spine.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]He has movement in his right arm and the uncertainty remains in regeneration, with a variable prognosis.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]The doctors explained regeneration and recovery could be up to two years.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#474D57][FONT=Lucida Sans Unicode]Family and Club officials remain with Alex in hospital. The Club requests Alex and his families privacy is respected at this time.[/FONT][/COLOR] Doesn't mention anything about a coma. The words "confirmed a devastating spinal injury" sound very concerning though, as does the fact it seems he has no movement in his left arm or legs (at least that's what I'm inferring here). [/QUOTE]

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