Report: Josh Koscheck Has Orbital Bone Surgery After UFC 124 Loss
by Nate Wilcox on Dec 21, 2010 10:17 AM EST
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Going into UFC 124, Josh Koscheck was sure that UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre was afraid to stand and strike with him. GSP disabused the challenger of that notion in the first round when he broke Koscheck's right orbital bone with a stiff jab.
GSP continued to attack the eye throughout the five rounds of the fight. Ringside doctors examined Koscheck between rounds but allowed Koscheck to fight all five rounds.
Joss Gross reports:
Welterweight Josh Koscheck underwent successful surgery Monday in Boston to repair a broken orbital bone on the right side of his face, sources close to the UFC-signed fighter told ESPN.com.
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Because of the severity of the injury, which was made worse when air pockets formed behind and under the break, Koscheck was unable to fly home. He was driven from Canada to Boston, where he was forced to postpone surgery for a week as swelling subsided.
Koscheck is expected to be out for up to four months. He received a 60 day medical suspension after the fight.
More info about orbital bone repair and a very grisly surgery photo (that is NOT Josh Koscheck) in the full entry.
More Infor on orbital bone surgery:
Rim fractures are often referred to as Trimalar fractures because the Zygomatic bone (also called the Trimalar bone because of its three articulations or connections to other bones) is the main bone of the lateral orbit. It is a very prominent and thus protective bone of the orbit and is frequently involved in trauma. This bone is repaired with titanium plating after being wedged back into place. The interior orbital bone repair involves releasing entrapped tissue from the floor and medial wall and placing a plate to cover the defect. Floor and medial wall fractures occur when the pressure in the orbit is increased due to trauma generally from an object greater than the width of the orbit such as a ball or fist. This increased pressure causes the thin orbital bones to give way releasing the pressure and thus protecting the orbital contents such as the eye! So thank God for orbital fractures -- they save a lot of sight. Both Trimalar fractures and orbital fractures are repaired by Dr. Carey generally without a skin incision. The incision is made through the conjunctiva of the lower lid. Sometimes an eyebrow, lateral canthal or mouth incision is used as well.
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Hahahhahahahaha!!!
Probably won’t be able to motorboat too many asses for a while after this.
by truck on Dec 21, 2010 10:25 AM EST reply actions 6 recs
I can’t stop looking at this shit.
Yeah...protect you thumb...it's the only thing that differentiates you from the monkey...
by dancingChicken on Dec 21, 2010 10:27 AM EST reply actions
I did put it after the jump and I did include a warning.
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by Nate Wilcox on Dec 21, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Ok well....make it bigger. Like....SUPAH big.
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Might use that
as my profile pic…
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by The American Ronin on Dec 21, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Fight should have been stopped.
Cause that shit is dangerous and disgusting. Oh, and don’t fuck with GSP. Cause he can break your face just by laying on you.
That's not an incision??
Both Trimalar fractures and orbital fractures are repaired by Dr. Carey generally without a skin incision.
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by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Dec 21, 2010 10:31 AM EST reply actions
That's just a sample pic of orbital surgery
Not all orbital surgeries look like that, especially not one going through the lower lid.
BTW, everyone, don’t assume that pic is Koscheck. It just shows you what this particular orbital looks like. Any why are so many of you freaked out by it?
Surgery stuff for some reason is always disgusting to me.
I could watch people getting disemboweled or decapitated on TV shows or movies until the cows come home, cause it’s all fake. Some reason, surgeries are just gross.
that picture is from a different site than the text
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by Nate Wilcox on Dec 21, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
After seeing this and reading Rich Franklin’s interview, I’m glad I sit at a desk for a living.
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by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Dec 21, 2010 10:33 AM EST reply actions
For the record
I don’t believe that is an actual picture of Koscheck’s surgery. Just in case people thought it was…
it is NOT
thanks for clarifying
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by Nate Wilcox on Dec 21, 2010 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
To hell with what Joe Rogan thinks that fight should of been stopped.
by who me on Dec 21, 2010 10:53 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
What effect will this have on his ability to fight safely in the future?
Is the risk of damage to that area greater now that it’s been broken once? Is it still safe for him to fight?
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
As I understand it
as long as the bone is properly set and allowed to heal, it should actually wind up being stronger than it was before (Wolf’s law).
by PistonHyundai on Dec 21, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I was thinking about this yesterday at the gym
I kept thinking about all the pranks Koscheck was playing on GSP during the show, and how it all culminated in GSP breaking part of Koscheck’s face. There’s a damn bully beatdown for you.
Note to self
Don’t break my right orbital bone.
Actually, on second thought
Note to self, don’t get into the Octagon with George St-Pierre
I had that surgery to repair a broken orbital. Not really that painfull but not something on your top 10 things to do. The worst part was before the surgery a nerve was pinched making the left side of my face numb. Even after going through it I still almost passed out when I saw that pic above. DAMN!!!!
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