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Young Bulldogs midfielder Lukas Webb fractured his neck in a VFL game last week and will be in a neck brace for an extended period.
Webb was crushed in a tackle and suffered the serious injury which will now keep him indefinitely sidelined and in a neck brace for several months.
Bulldog Lukas Webb has a fractured neck and will wear a neck brace for an indefinite period.
Photo: AAP
Scans have confirmed the midfielder suffered a hairline crack in the neck during the VFL game against Casey on the Sunday which was in the circumstances a good result given how close that came to being far more serious.
The injury was not the result of a head-high bump or heavy tackle from the side that caused a whiplash motion. It was described more as a compression injury in which he was jammed down.
The club will approach his recovery cautiously with Webb to wear a neck brace, required to rest and attempt no significant physical activity while the fracture heals. There is no specific time frame fow how long he will wear the brace and he will have regular scans to monitor progress.
After the brace comes off, he will again be monitored as he increases his physical recovery in training.
"[The injury] is to the neck, so with the neck and the back, it's just that spinal risk," Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said earlier this week as Webb was heading for further assessment.
"I'd rather not give any detail on the advisement of doctors, but they've just informed me he'll be out for the rest of the year.
"He sustained an injury during the game and the scans have shown it's a bit more serious than we thought it would be, so we'll take really cautious steps with him."
The promising young fringe midfielder has played 24 AFL games, including five this year, since being taken with pick 27 in the 2014 draft.
He began his career strongly, playing 10 games in his first season, but has struggled to cement a place in the team since then playing four or five games each season.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bulldog-webb-fractures-his-neck-20180720-p4zskg.html
Webb was crushed in a tackle and suffered the serious injury which will now keep him indefinitely sidelined and in a neck brace for several months.
Bulldog Lukas Webb has a fractured neck and will wear a neck brace for an indefinite period.
Photo: AAP
Scans have confirmed the midfielder suffered a hairline crack in the neck during the VFL game against Casey on the Sunday which was in the circumstances a good result given how close that came to being far more serious.
The injury was not the result of a head-high bump or heavy tackle from the side that caused a whiplash motion. It was described more as a compression injury in which he was jammed down.
The club will approach his recovery cautiously with Webb to wear a neck brace, required to rest and attempt no significant physical activity while the fracture heals. There is no specific time frame fow how long he will wear the brace and he will have regular scans to monitor progress.
After the brace comes off, he will again be monitored as he increases his physical recovery in training.
"[The injury] is to the neck, so with the neck and the back, it's just that spinal risk," Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said earlier this week as Webb was heading for further assessment.
"I'd rather not give any detail on the advisement of doctors, but they've just informed me he'll be out for the rest of the year.
"He sustained an injury during the game and the scans have shown it's a bit more serious than we thought it would be, so we'll take really cautious steps with him."
The promising young fringe midfielder has played 24 AFL games, including five this year, since being taken with pick 27 in the 2014 draft.
He began his career strongly, playing 10 games in his first season, but has struggled to cement a place in the team since then playing four or five games each season.
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bulldog-webb-fractures-his-neck-20180720-p4zskg.html
