Herc11
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I was going to do a bit of a write up before but got lazy and didn't do it. I got some time so, I'll try shed some light on these injuries.
Back around 2003 I had a tibial plateau fx to of my left leg. I was playing flag football and running to my left. A defensive player was closing in on me so I made a hard plant on my left leg, so I could spin and come back to my right. I planted so hard that I could literally feel my femur hit the tibia. I remember describing the feeling by punching my fists together. It was painful and I couldnt bear weight at all. Fortunately my injury was a crack in the tibial plateau and didn't actually break a piece of the tibial plateau off. I distinctly remember the doctor telling me I was lucky cause if it had broke off, I would need surgery. I was placed in a brace that they could limit the range of motion in the leg. They didn't cast it, because they wanted me to be able to move my leg to limit the atrophy. Although I wasn't to bear any weight on it until cleared, which I think was about after week 4. I had the splint for about 6 weeks and recovery was rather quick.
However, like I said, I got lucky. There are varying degrees of these that can get pretty bad.
Here's a piece of an article from orthopedic trauma association describing the injury.
"A tibial plateau fracture is an injury in which you break your bone and injure the cartilage that covers the top end of your tibia (bottom part of your knee). The break can range from a single crack in your bone to shattering into many pieces. This fracture typically happens after a fall or a motor vehicle accident. High energy injuries like these cause your thigh bone (femur) to drive into your tibia like a hammer hitting an anvil."
Here you can see an X-ray of a normal leg:
Here's an example with a fx. You can see in this picture it cracked all the way through and this would require screws and possibly plates to reattach.
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4 hours ago, Einstein said:
How soon people forget Shady
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1 minute ago, Simon said:
I should have left the commentary out.
I was just trying to learn more about the implication that somebody currently in the Bills organization has some sort of beef with Harbaugh.
If it was in reference to Jim Kelly, then it's sort of moot as I don't think he has any influence in hiring decisions.
Ya, it was in ref to Kelly. I know he doesn't have anything to do with hiring, but we all know Kelly is very close with the team and is always around. If they never got over their problems then I have no doubt Harbaugh wouldnt consider Buffalo.
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
Are you talking about Pegula? Josh Allen? Beane?
Does one of them recognize what a moronic tool that Jim Harbaugh is?
Moronic tool or not he has taken a NFL team to the SB and is now in the college championship. I can careless about the coach's personality if they are good at what they do. Belichek has one of the worst coaching personality of all times, but not a single one of us would of not wanted him with all his success.
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5 minutes ago, TrentEdwardsCheckDownOn4th said:
Why? We would be the destination with the best QB by far, and an owner willing to spend.
I believe it really boils down to how his relationship is with Jim these days whether or not he'd even consider Buffalo
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21 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:
102.7 qb rating
8 wins by double digits against teams with winning records (no need to stat pad)
4,500 total yards
13-3, with all 3 losses they had leads in late.
That is an all time weak MVP resume?
Only two of the stats you listed are solely Lamar's. His stats across the board are middle of the pack. He was only considered for MVP after Purdy crapped the bed.
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19 minutes ago, IronyAbounds said:
Did he throw into double coverage?
It really wasn't double coverage. The CB read Josh's eyes and broke off his guy when Josh threw. It was still a bad throw. Should of been deeper to where the WR was the only one with a chance.
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Douglas was one hell of a pick up
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Just now, Simstim said:
I mean, it was a straight drop by Cook. I don't know whether he'd have broken for the first or not, but hard to blame it on the call
It was well covered even if it was caught
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Just now, finn said:
Have we ever seen it work? Serious question.
Not that I can recall
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Just now, Billsatlastin2018 said:
Josh wildly bad on that toss!
Huh? It was literally right in his chest
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Brady sure loves that quick wide screen that never works
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What kind of play call was that?? You need 7 and everyone goes deep except Diggs??
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Special teams are well.... Special
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1 hour ago, Governor said:
I’m looking past NE to Miami. I hope it doesn’t cost us.
Well, unless your a member of the Bills coaching staff or a player that is undercover posting here, I think we're safe 😂
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Just now, boyst said:
Holy *****. Someone help me understand this... Just got to the game. Saw the score on NFL app... Was blown away because TOP is all chiefs, no team has yardage, and the chiefs have 2 TO
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What's happened???? Is KC gonna lose?
Two defensive TDs by the raiders back to back. Raiders defense came to play today
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Just now, Niagara Dude said:
What a stupid call, your down 10 and you go for it on 4th. Dumb coaching
Ummm score is 20-7
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6 minutes ago, Starr-Bills said:
OK, so here’s a problem with the bills or Josh Allen specifically. He’s an incredibly gifted quarterback. Well, he’s an incredibly gifted athlete. But the offensive coordinators are not making the game easy for him. They need to simplify the game just like they simplify the game for the chargers, Austin stick or whatever the ***** his name is. I haven’t seen this season or the last two seasons. Any quick reads any easy successes that Josh can make everything is read read read move through your progressions do this do that and that’s fine and that happens but gives the guy a break scheme Shakira Shakira is a door offense and we’re not using them and it’s driving me out of my mind.
They didn't simplify anything for stick. The dude had all day to pass for 90% of the game.
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I'm still at a loss that they immediately blew the play dead after the returner muffed the opening kick. That's absolutely a live ball.
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What in the hell?!? He muffs the kick and they immediately blow it dead????
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Just now, Billznut said:
Why can’t our receivers ever get open? Other teams have no problem doing it to us.
Davis was wide out with room to run if Josh hit him with a good pass there
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Just now, wppete said:
Itsnover for them. Now it time to Cheer on the Cleveland Browns to beat the Texans. Is Stroud playing tomorrow??? Anyone know?Stroud is out
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42 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:
This will be on nfl ticket though, correct?
No
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6 hours ago, Heavy Kevi said:
I have watched every game for decades. Literally.
Even gotten free trials of fubo, downloaded apps, got up at absurd times to see London games, etc.
But this game isn't on LOCAL ROCHESTER MARKET because piddly little peacock is trying a money grab.
All the other "exclusives" had free trials, were simulcast on a real network, or even in the case of prime- everyone already has it. But peacock, tiny little bullschitt peacock with nothing worthwhile to offer? The NFL not only isn't afraid, they actively don't like us.
So I can't. I just can't. Sure, I could afford the subscription; but I can't positively reinforce negative behavior by the NFL trying yet another way into fans' pockets.
They will take our tax money to build the brand new stadium for a billionaire, but we can't even watch the effing game. Pathetic.
I hear you, but this screams of an old man shaking his fist at the system cause he can't except change. Reminds me of a story my wife told me about her dad. He is a smoker and they always bought Fords back in the day. At one point Ford discontinued that small triangle window that you were able to tilt open on the front door windows. Smokers loved the window cause it blocked the wind and they could hold their cigarette there while driving. So he got all bent out of shape and wrote Ford a letter about how he will never buy another again. Do you think his letter did anything?
Do I like that I have to watch the game on peacock? No, but not having it only hurts me because theres millions of fans that will still get it. I'm sure this isn't NFL driven anyways. This is NBC that has the rights to this weekends games, forcing their streaming platform onto us.
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Milano discusses his injury for first time
in The Stadium Wall
Posted · Edited by Herc11
Another excerpt from ota.org
"Sometimes the break is so bad you need to be taken to the operating room to have an external fixator put on. An external fixator is a device made up of pins that are put in your femur (thigh bone) and tibia (leg bone) and bars that connect the pins together. This is a temporary way of holding the leg and bones in a better position (lines them up) and allows the swelling to go down until it is safe to fix your bone with plates and screws."
Here's a pic of a fx that requires screws and plates:
More from ota.org on the recovery:
"You will not be able to bear weight on your leg for weeks after breaking your bone. That means no walking on or pushing off of your broken leg. This is to keep the bones from moving as you heal. Depending on your injury, this will last 6 to 12 weeks. You may need to use crutches, a walker and/or a wheelchair. A knee immobilizer or hinged knee brace may be used to provide support for your leg. You will be instructed to work on gentle motion of your knee, ankle, and hip. This is to prevent stiffness and also to help your cartilage to heal. Your surgeon will let you know how much you should bend your knee. You may be prescribed physical therapy to help with motion and strength. It is important to follow up with your surgeon to make sure your bones are healing well and that your motion is good."
And as a some have eluded to, this injury can cause issues down the road due to the injury to the cartilage that lines the joint side of the tibia.
"Tibial plateau fractures injure the joint surface cartilage. The injured knee joint can develop arthritis. The symptoms include pain with use, stiffness, swelling, and inability to tolerate exercise, stairs, or running. Some patients have bad enough arthritis that they have a knee replacement to help improve their pain and function.
Stiffness and some weakness is very common. Physical therapy may be able to help with this. You may have a permanent limp and need to use a cane or assistive device. Rarely, more serious complications may require more surgery, hospital stays, or medications. These complications include swelling, infection, blood clots, and painful hardware."