That suggests to me that it was a partial dislocation and high ankle sprain, then.
I don't see how he could've had a complete dislocation, been back on the sideline and be expected to be back this season. The math don't check out for me there. [Reply]
And here's the basis for any 'expertise' I have here...
Did that playing softball. Toe-picked it sliding, came over top of it. The foot came out forward as my body slid forward over top of it. So for that to happen, it had to have been facing backwards when it dislocated. So I'm betting a slow-mo replay of that would've been pretty damn gnarly.
'bout 4 months later and runnings still not a thing. I can do about anything else I want, but I had to have a tightrope (a couple holes drilled and a glorified come-along) placed in the joint to stabilize it while the ligaments heal. Ultimately ligaments will only heal so fast. There's just not a lot rehab can do to speed up healing on a ligament - the rehab just makes sure you get a complete recovery over a similar timeline.
So if there's a chance he's back for the post-season, he doesn't have that instability that I had. He didn't have to have the hardware installed. And I just can't see any way you pry a foot out of that joint WITHOUT doing enough damage to create that instability; the body isn't designed that way. If it comes all the way out, SOMETHING failed pretty catastrophically.
So I'm betting it wasn't a full dislocation. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
And here's the basis for any 'expertise' I have here...
Did that playing softball. Toe-picked it sliding, came over top of it. The foot came out forward as my body slid forward over top of it. So for that to happen, it had to have been facing backwards when it dislocated. So I'm betting a slow-mo replay of that would've been pretty damn gnarly.
'bout 4 months later and runnings still not a thing. I can do about anything else I want, but I had to have a tightrope (a couple holes drilled and a glorified come-along) placed in the joint to stabilize it while the ligaments heal. Ultimately ligaments will only heal so fast. There's just not a lot rehab can do to speed up healing on a ligament - the rehab just makes sure you get a complete recovery over a similar timeline.
So if there's a chance he's back for the post-season, he doesn't have that instability that I had. He didn't have to have the hardware installed. And I just can't see any way you pry a foot out of that joint WITHOUT doing enough damage to create that instability; the body isn't designed that way. If it comes all the way out, SOMETHING failed pretty catastrophically.
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
You can't even see the broken fibula at the top of it!
Yeah, it was good times. I had people from other departments coming to see me as I sat in my hospital bed. In a sense it's a badge of honor.
I had the full “other departments” treatment two summers ago. Got bit on the left hand ring finger by a young copperhead. Swelled up big time prior to getting the anti-venom concoction they made for me. Luckily I got my wedding band off before the swelling made it impossible to do so. I think there were four different waves that came through. Copperhead bites don’t agree with me too much… [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superbowltrashcan:
I had the full “other departments” treatment two summers ago. Got bit on the left hand ring finger by a young copperhead. Swelled up big time prior to getting the anti-venom concoction they made for me. Luckily I got my wedding band off before the swelling made it impossible to do so. I think there were four different waves that came through. Copperhead bites don’t agree with me too much…
:-) I don't think they would agree with anybody... I'm glad we don't have any poisonous reptiles (one are is rumored to have a few timber rattlers). [Reply]
