In a very unusual statement, Arnold Schwarzenegger's physician released a statement disavowing that anabolic steroids contributed to the unusual break. I would suspect the skiing accident had quite a bit to do with the fracture; however to make a statement is unusual. Link here at Hoovers. We joked a bit about steroids and Arnold a few says ago here. We were kidding, ok?
The Terminator suffered a terrible accident -- he fell, standing still.
The injury, which occurred while the governor was standing still on a ski hill, has fueled speculation that the Austrian Oak's limbs may be brittle because of his admitted past use of muscle-building steroid drugs.
The governor's surgeon dismissed the theory and maintained that Schwarzenegger's broken leg bone is otherwise strong.
"Any suggestion that Gov. Schwarzenegger's injury was sustained as a result of anabolic steroid use is wrong and has no basis in fact," said orthopedic surgeon Kevin Ehrhart, in a prepared statement. "His bone was completely healthy and rock solid."
Still, doctors said broken femurs are relatively rare, even among skiers.
"It's uncommon," said Dr. Noah Finkel, an orthopedic surgeon in Huntington, N.Y., avid skier and sports medicine specialist. "The most common cause for a femur fracture is someone crashing into you on the slope."
Adi Erber, a ski instructor who was with Schwarzenegger at the time of the accident last Saturday, said the governor was standing still when he tripped over his pole, which was caught under his ski, and fell.
I was going to explain that corticosteroids are related to osteroporesis (or bone thinning) not anabolic steroids. The article explains it however:
Osteoporosis, the loss of calcium in the bone, can weaken bones and make them more prone to fractures. Prolonged use of some steroid drugs such as corticosteroids -- including prednisone and cortisone -- have been linked to osteoporosis. Taken to reduce inflammation from diseases such as asthma and arthritis, corticosteroids increase the risk of fractures because they decrease calcium absorption.
Anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone. Because they promote muscle growth, they are often used illegally to enhance athletic performance. Schwarzenegger admitted using steroids during his bodybuilding days decades ago.
Ironically, some research has demonstrated that anabolic steroids can help stimulate new bone formation in patients suffering from osteoporosis.
Sometimes, me thinks ye protests too much...
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