HEALTHSOUTH Injury Report
PBR Finals - Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 24-27, 2002
Thursday, October 24, 2002

Kelly Armstrong sprained his left (riding) elbow during his ride. He is competing.

Chad Castillo sustained complex facial lacerations and a broken tooth when his head struck the bull's head during his ride. He was sutured in the training room. He is competing.

Mike Collins bruised his right knee when he was stepped on. He is competing.

Billy Robinson was stepped on by his reride bull sustaining a probable left rib fracture. He is competing.

Friday, October 25, 2002

Chad Denton landed on his right shoulder (free arm) sustaining a probable cartilage tear. He is competing. Surgery is planned for after the PBR Finals.

Brian Herman twisted his right knee dismounting his bull slightly spraining it. He is competing.

Cory Melton strained his right biceps (riding arm) during his ride. He is competing.

Billy Robinson landed on his right shoulder (free hand) aggravating his broken shoulder blade. He did not compete Saturday or Sunday.

Dave Samsel was hit in the mouth by the bull's head during his ride sustaining a facial laceration and a broken tooth. He was sutured in the training room. He is competing.

Cody Whitney hyperextended his left elbow (riding hand) during his ride straining his brachioradialis muscle. He is competing.

Saturday, October 26, 2002

Adam Carrillo was stepped on bruising his right shoulder. He is competing.

Mike Collins sustained a hip pointer when was stepped on. He is competing.

Adriano Moraes sprained the thumb of his riding hand during his ride. He did not compete Sunday.

Cody Whitney sprained his right sacroiliac joint dismounting his bull. He is competing.

Sunday, October 27, 2002

Gilbert Carrillo landed on his face sustaining a concussion without loss of consciousness. He did not compete in the short round.

Ross Coleman was hit in the head by the bull's horn when he briefly hung up sustaining a scalp laceration that was sutured in the training room.

Mike White sustained abrasions on his left leg and bruising of his left foot when he was stepped on. He is competing.

Short Round

Cory McFadden was hit in the head by a horn dismounting his bull. He sustained a concussion without loss of consciousness..

The HEALTHSOUTH Sportsmedicicine Team thanks Terry Lewis M.D. and the staff of the University of Nevada Hospital Trauma Center in Las Vegas and Tom Flesher, M.D. of Oklahoma City for their assistance this week.