And yeah, this was a big blow to the team. Two minutes in and Micah already had two rebounds and was in the process of grabbing his third. Speedy and full recovery, big fella!
Don't wanna click the vid. Any Cliff's notes? Was it confirmed to be a compound fracture and what was the surgical procedure?
It doesn’t show the actual injury, just explains it. Safe to watch, even for the queasy. *will add, this guy is just explaining what he thinks happened. He’s not Micah’s dr, and doesn’t have access to his medical records. I thought it was informative and interesting, none the less.
It was a 'low-frequency open tibia fracture' caused by Micha's body rotation rather than direct downward force. The procedure included putting a rod through the tibia for stabilization.
I went through a similarly displaced fracture of my fibula a few years ago. Same thing as here - non-contact, low impact, pivoting fracture. I have a 7" plate on my fib and that healed up relatively quickly and entirely. The ligament and tendon damage that I also incurred took much longer to heal. That said - I sustained the injury in February, I was in my mid-to-late-40s, I was playing again in October. TIFWIW. which is nothing.
Don't worry, the doc only shows the vid right up to a split-second before the break. He made a point of that. But he uses the video to show why this occurs.
I saw this last night. If there are no issues from infection, skin issues, and/or collateral tissue/muscular problems, the predicted outcome is good. The recovery period, depending on a reasonable healing process, can be from 3 - 6 months.
That's great news, thanks. Per recent tweets, it sounds like the procedure went off w/o a hitch. Maybe that means no early signs of infection.
If there is no infection or torn ligaments, 6 weeks of non weight bearing, then maybe 3 months to get to 85-90% preinjury. Sometimes they remove the hardware afterwards. I had a similar injury (non compound) and still have the plate and screws 19 years later.
I saw somewhere that it takes 3 to 6 months. Then I saw somewhere else 8 to 10 months. I like the first estimate better. Even if he can't participate in active drills for a few months, he could probably spend a lot of time working on free throws and maybe developing some left hand low-post shots. His left leg is the injured one, so left-hand layups would be working off the healthy right leg. Plus he can build his upper body in the weight room.
