Michigan State’s Karl Gude to have surgery today
Michigan State visual journalism professor Karl Gude will have surgery today on a knee he injured Tuesday.
Karl posted at Facebook overnight:
Fell on some steps at MSU today and totally blew out my knee! Ripped tendons, dislocated knee cap. Ambulance ride.
That’s him, strapped to the gurney and about to be loaded into the ambulance. He uploaded the photo to Twitter late Tuesday.
It’s a ruptured tendon, Karl’s wife, Dorsey, writes on Facebook. Karl says he’s in no pain, but Dorsey writes that’s because of the drugs.
Among the other things Karl has posted:
- Dorsey took a huge interest in the good-looking surgeon who’ll work on Karl’s knee today.
- They woke him up at 1:15 a.m. this morning to draw blood.
- His 70-year-old roommate watches Fox News and Bill O’Reilly nonstop. So Karl is using earplugs.
Surgery is scheduled for this afternoon.
One of the better infographics brains on the planet, Karl has served as graphics director for United Press International, the New York Daily News, the National sports daily, the Associated Press and Newsweek. Find examples of Karl’s work here.