Leg bones are usually some of the strongest in the body and it takes a big impact such as a serious fall or a car accident for them to break. A fracture that occurs lower down the femur is classed as a broken leg rather than hip and is one of the most painful breaks to experience.

The human skeleton is made up of 206 bones, including bones of the:

• Skull – including the jaw bone.
• Spine – cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone (coccyx)
• Chest – ribs and breastbone (sternum)
• Arms – shoulder blade (scapula), collar bone (clavicle), humerus, radius and ulna.

The stapes is the smallest bone in the human body.

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One of the most feared sports and work injuries is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which has ended or derailed the careers of numerous high-profile athletes. A torn ACL is very painful and can debilitate a person for several months and perhaps for life, although recovery for some is possible.

Severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can take two or more years to heal — and some cause permanent disability. If you’ve suffered a TBI in a car crash or because of someone else’s carelessness, you should contact a personal injury lawyer right away.

Worst Sports Injuries

• Kevin Ware — Open Fracture of Leg.
• Napoleon McCallum — Complete Hyperextension of Knee.
• Paul George — Compound Fracture of Leg.
• Gordon Hayward — Fractured Leg and Dislocated Ankle.
• Zach Miller — Torn Artery in Knee.
• Bobby Valentine — Compound Leg Fracture.
• Tony Saunders — Fractured Arm.
• Akil Mitchell — Dislodged Eyeball.

Most common sports for sports injuries

FIVE OF THE WORST SPORTS INJURIES. Some of the worst injuries include a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), concussion, hamstring injury, fracture and patellar tendon tear. ACL injuries are prevalent in all sports; however, basketball, soccer and football are the leading sports that can expose you to ACL injuries.

The most gruesome injuries in NFL history

• Napoleon McCallum (1994) In the 1980s and 1990s, Monday Night Football was must-see TV.
• Johnny Knox (2011) We often look at brutal hits on receivers after they catch the ball and understand when an injury occurs.
• Darryl Stingley (1978)
• Rashad Johnson (2013)
• Joe Theismann (1985)

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Tarvaris Jackson, a former NFL quarterback who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks, died Sunday night in a car accident in Alabama at age 36. A spokesperson for Tennessee State University, where Jackson has worked as quarterback coach, confirmed Jackson’s death to TheWrap.

Michael Gerard Utley (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football player. He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League from 1989 through 1991, when he was paralyzed during a game.

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