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Tear vs Sprain: Difference in Rehab time?
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Tear vs Sprain: Difference in Rehab time?


Nov 16, 2014, 7:57 PM

Wasn't Jordan Leggett injury just a sprain?

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Re: Tear vs Sprain: Difference in Rehab time?


Nov 16, 2014, 8:02 PM

His was a meniscus

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One requires


Nov 16, 2014, 8:07 PM

A hole to ge drilled through the side of your knee and your shin. The other one doesn't.

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Nov 16, 2014, 8:28 PM

Maybe in 1980. Small incisions are used mostly and only Open Surgery is used on rare occasions.

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I got one done about 7 years ago


Nov 16, 2014, 8:33 PM

Still requires a anchor in the side of the knee and a hole in the shin. They have to access the knee capsule. So, yes, 4 small incisions, an anchor on the outside of the knee and a hole in the shin. That's still the way they do it.

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sprain is a tear


Nov 16, 2014, 8:30 PM

Just depends on if it is completely ruptured or if just frayed. Either way you will go in and repair it in an athletic individual

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Nov 16, 2014, 8:35 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but can you walk off the field with an ACL tear on your own?

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IIRC, tajh played his senior year of high school with a torn


Nov 16, 2014, 8:38 PM

ACL. From my reading, it's there to make sure that your knee doesn't twist improperly.

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