High School Football Player Loses Leg After A Hit on the Field
A seventeen-year-old high school football player had to have his leg amputated after an on-field injury. Trevor Roberts of McLouth, Kansas suffered a compound fracture in a game on September 24 and attempts to save his leg failed.
The injury is also known as an “open fracture” which means that the bone in his lower left leg was broken and pierced through his skin and protruded from his leg. The surgeons at via Christi Hospital in Wichita attempted to insert a titanium rod into Trevor’s leg, but experienced complications from the injury. A blow on the football field was what had originally caused the injury and nearly a week after the blow Roberts had to have his leg amputated above the knee. Unfortunately, Trevor had contracted a severe case of gangrene with his injury, which made the leg amputation a necessity. He has so far had to undergo three surgeries but doctors are releasing him as early as this Thursday because of how well he is recovering. According to the article by foxnews.com, high school related injuries account for 30,000 hospitalizations each year.
Students all over the country are participating in sports on a daily basis. Although the possibility of injury is always there, no child ever suspects that an injury could have the consequences of losing a limb and impacting their life forever. Although it may appear that an accident of this magnitude is not the fault of any single party, there are many other possible factors that should be brought to light. A coach or school could be responsible for not properly training their athletes to handle a blow like he did or the player who struck him could be held responsible if he was too rough and not sportsmanlike.
This is stunning and tragic at the same time. This just seems like an accident in which something bad happenned but no one was at fault. My heart goes out to this young man's family.