Brandon Roy is finished - that's too bad; usually cartilaginous replacement is successful in younger individuals, but he won't be able to keep up with the nba
This is why I find it so ridiculous that doctors allow pro athletes to undergo surgery to remove a torn meniscus instead of repair it. Roy did that last year. They love it because it's a "quick fix" that returns them to the court in a third of the time, but IT REMOVES THEIR MENISCUS. That's a fair option for regular folks, but it's absurd to think that's a good idea for pros.
If he goes under operation again, he will be even worse. Just play him now and hope he is not in too much pain
After various surgeries in high school, Blair was left without any anterior cruciate ligaments in his knees.[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeJuan_Blair
Everytime he jumps his bones are going to be landing hard on top of each other (femur and tibia) without the shock absorber (meniscus) That is just bad. Somebody cost him his career without him being well informed. Just for the purpose of getting him in the playoffs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyPQAENLEFM I remember cringing when I saw that a few years back...I wonder how much damage that training did to his meniscus.
It's a damn shame, he's going to have a severely shortened career, and he's already showing that the injuries are really hampering him.
It depends, if the doctor doesn't advise the patient of the risks then yes that is good. BUT if the patient is away of the risks of the operation and decides to go through with it anyway then that is on them. It sounds like Roy knew exactly what he was doing, and if that is the case then this is on him not his doctor. He's an adult who made an adult decision. A doctor is a care provider, not a parent.
The fact that the Blazers have known that his knee has been grinding bone on bone for a while now and have still allowed him to play is astonishingly selfish. Their medical staff should be drawn and quartered.
