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Branson Robinson: somewhat depressing yet somewhat hopeful article
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 11/21/23 at 1:37 pm
I really liked watching him run last year. Looked like a Day 1 or Day 2 NFL draft pick. If you're Kirby, I guess you hope for the best and plan for the worst here...
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Although the knee is a hinge joint — meaning that like an elbow, it can only flex and extend — it is a very complex joint. It consists of several ligaments, muscle attachments and two distinct joints within the entire knee joint capsule complex. Think of the patellar tendon as you would the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL): as a stabilizer for the knee joint. The patellar tendon should not just be seen just as connective tissue.
THE BAD
For football players, a patellar tendon tear is a serious injury — one that is more rarely seen than those to the knee’s other ligamentous structures. Unfortunately, the data on recovery and return to play for this injury is not optimistic. A 2016 study found that the return to play rate for patellar tendon tears was just 50%, which is the lowest rate of any soft tissue injury of the knee or lower body that was addressed in the study.
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2022/9/29/23375951/chiefs-injuries-analyzing-lucas-niangs-patellar-tendon-rupture-and-his-potential-return
THE GOOD
Third, medical procedures continue to evolve and improve. One current surgical method for repair of a ruptured patellar tendon involves the surgeon drilling small holes in the patella and using sutures to reattach the tendon to the bone. Surgery is followed by several weeks of the player putting no weight on the joint, allowing it to heal (and for sutures to adhere to the bone).
...The two best comps would probably be Cadillac Williams and Jimmy Graham. Cadillac came back 14 months later. First game back was 12 rushes for 78 yards. Averaged 3.7 yards per carry in 6 games before tearing his other pateller tendon. In the four games before the injury he was averaging 3.9. Not much variance.
Jimmy Graham came back after only 10 months. Returned following season, starting 15 of 16 with a stat line of 65-923-6. Not much dropoff before and after.
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Although the knee is a hinge joint — meaning that like an elbow, it can only flex and extend — it is a very complex joint. It consists of several ligaments, muscle attachments and two distinct joints within the entire knee joint capsule complex. Think of the patellar tendon as you would the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL): as a stabilizer for the knee joint. The patellar tendon should not just be seen just as connective tissue.
THE BAD
For football players, a patellar tendon tear is a serious injury — one that is more rarely seen than those to the knee’s other ligamentous structures. Unfortunately, the data on recovery and return to play for this injury is not optimistic. A 2016 study found that the return to play rate for patellar tendon tears was just 50%, which is the lowest rate of any soft tissue injury of the knee or lower body that was addressed in the study.
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2022/9/29/23375951/chiefs-injuries-analyzing-lucas-niangs-patellar-tendon-rupture-and-his-potential-return
THE GOOD
Third, medical procedures continue to evolve and improve. One current surgical method for repair of a ruptured patellar tendon involves the surgeon drilling small holes in the patella and using sutures to reattach the tendon to the bone. Surgery is followed by several weeks of the player putting no weight on the joint, allowing it to heal (and for sutures to adhere to the bone).
...The two best comps would probably be Cadillac Williams and Jimmy Graham. Cadillac came back 14 months later. First game back was 12 rushes for 78 yards. Averaged 3.7 yards per carry in 6 games before tearing his other pateller tendon. In the four games before the injury he was averaging 3.9. Not much variance.
Jimmy Graham came back after only 10 months. Returned following season, starting 15 of 16 with a stat line of 65-923-6. Not much dropoff before and after.
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Posted on 11/21/23 at 4:25 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Sounds bad
Posted on 11/21/23 at 5:14 pm to ugasickem
^^^It's basically the last lower body injury that an athlete would want to have. Even worse than tearing your achilles.
A few of the other articles I read made reference to how much more likely it is to have another injury after you come back due to overcompensating. Victor Cruz stayed injured and fricked up the rest of his career, and Cadillac actually had the same injury on the other leg within a year.
A few of the other articles I read made reference to how much more likely it is to have another injury after you come back due to overcompensating. Victor Cruz stayed injured and fricked up the rest of his career, and Cadillac actually had the same injury on the other leg within a year.
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