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    Monday Morning MD: Bone bruise is not just a pain thing

    By Dr. David Chao

    Sep 28, 2015 • 10:22 am

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    significant medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain
    confirmed MCL injury
    bone bruise
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    offseason surgery
    bone bruise is the worry
    dominate the early season
    nothing to be alarmed by
    held DeMarco Murray out
    same ACL
    suffered a setback
    related to the new turf
    part of the field on fire
    long overdue
    stopped the game
    obvious signs of disorientation or is clearly unstable
    investigating
    inexact science
    controversy is still inevitable
    ProFootballDoc
    Kenny Britt returned
    ugly tackle
    profootballdoc
    Dr. David Chao is a former NFL head team physician with 17 years of sideline, locker and training room experience. He currently has a successful orthopedic/sports medicine practice in San Diego.
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