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Branson Robinson seems like a really good dude and DGD in his interviews, but some more reasonable expectations probably need to be placed on him from here on out.

I've seen some articles from recent years that are more optimistic about recovery from patellar tendon rupture. From what I've read, he has a good chance of regaining full function. This is a lot less common than other sports knee repairs and outcomes have historically had a wide variance, probably due to less surgical experience and rehab knowledge than is available for the more common procedures, as well as simply smaller sample size.

I'm not trying to raise or lower expectations, especially for 2024; an extended period without training and competing will lower performance in any top athlete, even without an injury. Everybody understands that, so I don't think many people, if any, are expecting Branson to be playing a major role right away.

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Posted by Violent Hip Swivel

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:41 am to wdhalgren

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I've seen some articles from recent years that are more optimistic about recovery from patellar tendon rupture. From what I've read, he has a good chance of regaining full function. This is a lot less common than other sports knee repairs and outcomes have historically had a wide variance, probably due to less surgical experience and rehab knowledge than is available for the more common procedures, as well as simply smaller sample size.

I'm not trying to raise or lower expectations, especially for 2024; an extended period without training and competing will lower performance in any top athlete, even without an injury. Everybody understands that, so I don't think many people, if any, are expecting Branson to be playing a major role right away.

I got bored a few months ago and tried to read up about it, mainly because Branson Robinson was looking like he was going to the be the next great RBU back.

A study published in June by the American Journal of Sports Medicine, cataloging postoperative outcomes of orthopaedic procedures in NFL players, found only 50 percent of players returned after having surgery on torn patellar tendons. That's particularly daunting considering that 79.4 percent of players returned to play after orthopaedic procedures in general, which makes patellar tendon repair an outlier.

^^^^Study from about 10 years ago

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Apparently the big concern with the injury is "overcompensating" and causing another injury. Cadillac Williams ruptured his other pateller tendon the year he came back from the injury. Victor Cruz couldn't stay healthy after his and kept hurting other shite.

When you're recovering from patellar tendon repair, the quad in the injured leg is particularly weak. That could in theory result in muscle asymmetry, which could cause an athlete to favor his stronger, seemingly less vulnerable leg. If that explains what happened to Cruz, it's the best-case scenario because it indicates he hasn't simply become prone to chronic soft-tissue injuries. And besides, there's no weak leg left for him to favor.

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