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Reader Stories: Gymnastics Injuries

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Updated September 23, 2010

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Do you have a gymnastics injury story to share? If you have suffered an injury during gymnastics, tell us about it. Share your story and offer tips or advice for other gymnasts dealing with a similar injury.

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Compression fracture of the ankle

I fell off the beam and my one ankle landed sideways and my other foot landed on top of that ankle. I heard a crack and then I don't really remember what happened after that, but I was told I screame…More

Fractured ankle and leg on trampoline

She was jumping in the trampoline and she kind of stepped wrong and all together with the momentum,her bone was under too much stress,so it broken in alot of little pieces.She immideately screamed an…More

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