tragic blow that killed Phillip Hughes
The tragic blow that killed Phillip Hughes: Doctors reveal cricket ball split his artery which led to 'catastrophic' bleeding on the brain Doctors who treated Phillip Hughes say there had only been 100 cases of vertebral artery dissection St Vincent's Hospital Head of Trauma Tony Grabs said he had never encountered the condition before 'It's very rare, very freakish,' Dr Grabs told reporters on Thursday afternoon Team doctor Peter Brukner said the injury was 'frequently fatal' By LOUISE CHEER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 07:34 GMT, 27 November 2014 | UPDATED: 10:45 GMT, 27 November 2014 Doctors who treated Phillip Hughes after he was struck in the neck by a cricket ball have described the condition he died from as 'incredibly rare' and 'very freakish'. Team doctor Peter Brukner told reporters on Thursday only a hundred cases of vertebral artery dissection had ever been reported. 'There's only...