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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 10:25:58 GMT -8
Post by mauibeav on Oct 10, 2017 10:25:58 GMT -8
Has tear in his meniscus (same knee that he injured in high school). Gonna be out 4-6 weeks. So not too bad. We'll need him, so bring him along slowly during non-conference.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 11:53:54 GMT -8
Post by beaverinohio on Oct 10, 2017 11:53:54 GMT -8
That sucks. Feel for the kid and hope he comes back well.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 11:54:55 GMT -8
Post by jefframp on Oct 10, 2017 11:54:55 GMT -8
No surgery? Does a meniscus tear heal up on its own usually? Get well soon, Ben.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 12:10:48 GMT -8
Post by jdogge on Oct 10, 2017 12:10:48 GMT -8
No surgery? Does a meniscus tear heal up on its own usually? Get well soon, Ben. In younger people, it can heal. Depends on where and how big.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 12:18:22 GMT -8
Post by mbabeav on Oct 10, 2017 12:18:22 GMT -8
No surgery? Does a meniscus tear heal up on its own usually? Get well soon, Ben. In younger people, it can heal. Depends on where and how big. hope that 4-6 weeks is it. Meniscus tears are slow to heal because blood flow to the area is lousy. Hope that he can avoid microfracture surgery, that is really a hard procedure to come back from for a high level athlete.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 13:10:42 GMT -8
via mobile
Post by baseba1111 on Oct 10, 2017 13:10:42 GMT -8
In younger people, it can heal. Depends on where and how big. hope that 4-6 weeks is it. Meniscus tears are slow to heal because blood flow to the area is lousy. Hope that he can avoid microfracture surgery, that is really a hard procedure to come back from for a high level athlete. Not sure microfracture is used? Usually a procedure where the meniscus is gone or nearly bone on bone and they try to stimulate growth of cartilage. Typically a minor "edge tear" is left to heal on it's own... rest, ice, compression, elevating... 2-4 weeks. A "flap" tear is surgical, but minor as the flap is just cut off... three ir so stitches, 3-6 weeks. A more "complete" tear is a bigger deal. The meniscus is sutured together and there is a much longer healing time... like 2-3 months. Had two MCLs and three meniscus... all were orthroscopic/meniscectomies.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 13:25:25 GMT -8
Post by beaverinohio on Oct 10, 2017 13:25:25 GMT -8
Good info baseba1111. Sounds like he has an edge tear then. Still sucks though. I was hoping with a healthy off season that we'd see Kone take a nice step forward. No have to start wondering if he'll ever get completely healthy. Sure hope so for his sake.
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Kone
Oct 10, 2017 13:39:01 GMT -8
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Post by baseba1111 on Oct 10, 2017 13:39:01 GMT -8
Good info baseba1111. Sounds like he has an edge tear then. Still sucks though. I was hoping with a healthy off season that we'd see Kone take a nice step forward. No have to start wondering if he'll ever get completely healthy. Sure hope so for his sake. He's a big, young body and still wasnt fully developed stength wise. He should have never played last year. Once TT went down they rushed him back. Like he was going to make a difference! For all be contributed they could have gone 4 small and not done any worse.
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Post by mauibeav on Oct 10, 2017 14:15:45 GMT -8
I agree, he should have redshirted. The season was already a dumpster fire last year. We've got enough bodies this year that they need to bring him along slowly so he can contribute successfully and not get re-injured.
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Post by mountainbeaver on Oct 11, 2017 11:31:14 GMT -8
Surgeries for meniscus injuries is getting less common now. Many players are opting for non-surgical treatments like PRP (Steph Curry for one). The success rate for meniscus surgeries has not been great and some of the newer conservative treatments are getting better results without removing cartilage. Hopefully Ben has a successful outcome.
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