http://orthopedics.about.com/od/brokenbones/a/tibia_2.htm What is a tibial plateau fracture? A tibial plateau fracture occurs at the top of the shin bone, and involves the cartilage surface of the knee joint. Because these fractures occur around the knee joint, they must be treated differently than the tibial shaft fractures. When a fracture occurs into or around a joint surface, that joint is at high risk of developing arthritis due to the injury. Unfortunately, even if the bone and cartilage surfaces are lined up perfectly, there is still a risk of developing arthritis due to injury to the cartilage cells. Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures Non-Displaced Tibial Plateau Fractures Non-displaced fractures are cracks in the bone seen on x-ray, but with the bones remaining in their proper position and alignment. Most non-displaced fractures of the tibial plateau can be treated without surgery, but they usually require an extended period (about 3 months) of protection from walking. Some non-displaced fractures are at risk for displacing (shifting position) in the days and weeks following injury, and therefore these injuries must be closely watched by your orthopedic surgeon. If displacement occurs, surgery may be needed to realign the bone fragments and hold them in position. What is the recovery from a tibial plateau fracture? Recovery from a tibial plateau fracture can take several months. Because the cartilage surface of the joint is involved, the knee must be protected from weight until the fracture has healed. Most commonly patients will be allowed to move the knee joint, but not put weight on the leg for about three months. The exact length of time of limitations will vary on the fracture type and the amount of healing that takes place.
i'm not worried about the chance of arthritis. i have arthritis in my back, knees, ankles, and wrists... take a motrin before playing and you don't feel anything. i'm worried that yao might miss the rest of the season. 6 weeks seems awefully fast. the rockets have never been the type of team to rush anyone back, especially yao. 3 months means he's out for january, ferbruary, and march. so he'd be back in april, but there would be no point because we'd be a lotto team by then.
I agree - 6 weeks sounds way to fast, especially for a 7-6 300 lb man who has already had a broken foot and a messed up toe in the past year. I hate to say it, but Yao is beginning to become injury prone. Shut it down. Don't take any unecessary risks.
So if we do end up in the lottery... My preference in order. (info from nbadraft.net) Name/ Ht./ Wt./ NBA Comparison??? 1. Brandon Wright/ 6-10/ 210/ Kevin Garnett 2. Yi Jianlian/ 7-0/ 230/ Pau Gasol 3. Joakim Noah/ 6-11/ 230/ Tyson Chandler (Higher BBall IQ) 4. Josh Mcroberts/ 6-10/ 240/ Chris Webber (Less Atheletic) The Chinese Connection?
i wouldn't call him injury prone when this was a freak accident, and so was the broken foot (iirc). tmac and his back are injury prone. kenyon martin and his knees are injury prone. a guy like allen iverson gest all sorts of injuries. nothing repeating, just freak accidents. that's basically wahts happened to yao. nothing you can do about it, just bad luck.
The NBA Gods have something against Houston. They give T-Mac a bad back knowing he'd be traded to Houston and they give Yao Ming who's coming into his own as a great center a pretty bad sounding knee injury that could cause him to miss significant time. We have to sacrifice in order to please the Gods, no? So where are Rafer and JVG right now?
How about HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY? Its a chamber that increases oxygen to enhance healing. I think he actually used the same therapy for his toes. Knee and bone injuries tend to be in areas of poor circulation and results in longer healing. Since Yao and the rockets can afford the therapy, I say we toss him in the chamber as much as we can. http://www.drcranton.com/hbo.htm Note, he can still play video games or watch brokeback mountain in the chamber if he chooses. T-Mac can watch with him outside the chamber.
BTW why does Yao have a minimum 6 week recovery period when it says the average recover time without surgery is 3 months? It's not like Yao Ming is an average person, either. 7-6 and 300+ lbs. isn't exactly average. Plus whatever recovery time he will have, it will take him time to get back into playing form and back into shape.
I have something that might be able to aid Yao into a full recovery,flaxseed oil. -BALCO- Seriously,Yao will have a successful recovery.I have no doubt about that.Medicine is so advanced now,as long as Athletes don't injure themselves trying to imitate Evil Knievel,they recover 100%.
I don't believe we would lose enough to get the #1. We may not even get into the lottery. It was more of a hypothetical ?.
I'd agree with you if this had to do with either his foot or his toe. This was a freak accident that could have happened to anyone in the paint. Calling him injury prone is a stretch.
I'd guess it'd depend on the severity of the injury. Anyway 6 weeks would be the healing time add another 2-4 weeks for rehab and that'd be closer to 3 months.
Exactly what I was going to say. We learned all about back spasm, the toe thing, the finger fracture, now tibtal fracture. Geez never in a million year, I could know so much medical terms.
