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A 16-year old Indiana boy dislocated every bone in his body Saturday in a tragic accident at a state playoff basketball game. The boy, Jared Wilson, suffered the rare injury when he attempted to give 110-percent late in the second half of a 66-62 loss.
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| Jared Wilson, before suffering his tragic injury. |
Gary Wilson described his boy as a huge sports fan who idolizes his favorite athletes. “His bedroom wall is covered with posters - from Michael Jordan and Marshall Faulk, to Tiger Woods and Jeremy Roenick. All he talks about is one day making it in the pros.”
Jared’s coach, Winston Myers, said the boy is an impassioned player. “He gives 100-percent all the time.”
Teammates said Jared told them they had to “step it up a notch” during a timeout with two minutes remaining in the game and his team trailing 64-59.
“He got this crazed look on his face and told us we had to give 110-percent,” said teammate and friend Mike Mitchell. “We didn’t take him literally, though.”
Seconds later, while chasing a loose ball and apparently giving 110-percent, Jared’s joints virtually exploded, leaving him limp and crying in pain at mid-court.
“The human body is not capable of giving 110-percent,” said Dr. Emmitt Drache, an Indianapolis orthopedic surgeon. “100-percent is really about all it can take. Anything over that will cause the body to violently resist in some way.”
Dr. Lana Sachel, the emergency room physician who first attended to Jared, said the boy was very lucky to only experience dozens of dislocations. “It could have been much worse,” she said. “His heart could have very easily exploded.”
Experts say that Jared’s accident has greater societal messages.
“This accident is a warning sign to young athletes that they cannot take every thing professional athletes say to heart,” said David Benshaw, a Philadelphia sports psychologist. “This poor boy was seriously injured.”
Now Jared must recover from his injuries. “Dislocations are usually not that serious,” Sachel said. “But I’ve never dealt with anyone who has dislocated every bone in their body. This is uncharted territory. He’s got a long road to travel.”
Jared had received recruiting letters from several Division I basketball programs. But now he may never be able to take the court again.
Gary Wilson won’t count his boy out. “Jared just wants to take it one day at a time.”