Aethyr

While it's true that players have more surgeries, it's because their profession puts stresses on their bodies that the ordinary person would not normally suffer. So in my case, I have a torn rotator cuff in both shoulders, but have not had surgery because I don't put daily stress on my shoulders that might cause greater damage. However, a QB or baseball player who is throwing everyday would be shutdown and have surgery. With respect to Milano's ankle injury, it has to do with the type of break he probably suffered. If anything was displaced, then the insertion of plates and screws is necessary to realign the bones and allow proper healing. Again, I have some experience with this as I'm currently recovering from a broken ankle (Suffered the week before Milano's) and surgery. In my case, I not only displaced the fracture, but had 3 separate fractures that needed repair (something akin to the Theisman and Hurns breaks). Lastly, I think medical treatment has changed over the years such that I think any type of ankle fracture is treated with surgery because its weight-bearing structure whether you're a football or normal person. So they insert at least screws so the the bones heals properly.