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Thigh Haematoma.
Cork thighs are common injuries in Australian Rules Football but usually are not serious. Occasionally, bleeding in the thigh can be severe.
Cork injuries can be deliberately inflicted by a swift blow to the thigh by a knee or punch.
Cork thighs are common injuries in Australian Rules Football but usually are not serious. Occasionally, bleeding in the thigh can be severe.
Cork injuries can be deliberately inflicted by a swift blow to the thigh by a knee or punch.
For example, the Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos suffered a cork thigh during his career that required surgery to stop bleeding from deep arteries in his thigh. He was forced to wear a thigh pad to protect this region for the last few years of his career.
by xxblakbird November 23, 2007