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[INJURED] Yao to Miss at Least Six Weeks with Non-Displaced Fracture of Right Tibia

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rikesh316 said:

Rob Costa of SR610 said that talk around the lockroom is Yao will be out more like 8 weeks.
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Great. And probably tack on a few more weeks for him to get back into game shape.

Basically, our season has gone from "Hey, we have a shot at the title" to "Should we tank or make a push for the playoffs?"

#241 durvasa, Dec 23, 2006

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zksb09 said:

Tibial fractures are especially bad due to poor circulation in the area...I think his healing may be slower than 6 weeks due to this

Also, the important question here is whether he will athletically be the same again...if he is a good healer i think so, but if not then he might lose some explosiveness
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"explosiveness"? I like Yao, but he seems to lose out on most jump balls to guys much shorter than him. How is he explosive?

#242 lex13, Dec 23, 2006
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As long as the Rockets make the playoffs, regardless of the seed, and Yao and TMac are healthy and fresh, we'll be fine.

#243 docgundy, Dec 23, 2006
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rimrocker said:

Don't be ridiculous, it's his tibia... not the knee requiring micro-fracture surgery.
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Yeah, Yao's future is not what concerns me. It's T-Mac's. The guy looks like damaged goods at this point and you can't build a team around a player like that. Hell, if anyone knows that first-hand it's T-Mac from his days in Orlando.

The Rockets have to think long and hard about where they wanna go with this team. They're gonna get a high draft pick more than likely with Yao scheduled to miss nearly half the season with this injury. But the T-Mac situation needs to be resolved.

#244 count_dough-ku, Dec 23, 2006
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OK, tibia plateau...

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 discussed previously.

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.

* Displaced Tibial Plateau Fractures

Displaced fractures often require surgery to realign the bones and restore stability and alignment of the knee joint. There are several surgical options in the treatment of tibial plateau fractures; choosing the type of procedure depends on the fracture pattern--certain types of fractures may or may not be amenable to treatment with a particular type of surgery.

Surgical treatments usually involve the placement of screws and plates into the fractured bone. If the bones are lined up well, this procedure may be treated with small incisions using x-ray to line up the bones. If there is more displacement of the fragments of bone, a larger incision will be needed to piece together the fragments.

To hold the bone fragments in place, either screws alone, or plates and screws can be used. Screws alone are usually used when one piece of bone has broken off, and can be easily repositioned. If the tibial plateau fracture requires additional support, a plate will be placed along the bone to help support the fragments while healing takes place.

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.

http://orthopedics.about.com/od/brokenbones/a/tibia_2.htm
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#245 rimrocker, Dec 23, 2006
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battier + tmac for KG

#246 m0lson, Dec 23, 2006
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rimrocker said:

I broke a tibia once... I'd much rather have that than anything involving a knee... I was panic-stricken wondering about Yao's future reading the first part of this thread, but not so much now.

Anyway, in my case, it sounds like it was a nastier break than Yao's... I was in an ankle-to-groin cast for about 6 weeks, then it was another 2-3 before it felt decent and another few weeks before it was as good as new. Of course, I was a punk-ass with a crappy small-town Doc and no facilities to rehab. Worse case for Yao is he gets a good rest, tunes up during the latter part of the season, and gets to play next year with a more experienced supporting cast. Best case is he gets back in good form and the Rockets squeeze into the Playoffs where they wreak devastation on the Spurs and Mavs.

The important thing to remember is that this doesn't appear to be any significant threat to his career and he should be able to get back to where he was before he went down.

This is not J.R. Richard.

This is not Dickie Thon.

Early in his career, Jordan missed all but 18 games one year with a broken bone in his foot and we all know what he came back to do... and Yao's game is not even built on hops. Again, rather have a broken leg than a broken foot, especially with a guy like Yao.

Finally, a broken bone hurts like a sumbyatch. I can certainly understand why Yao was screaming on the court.

Get well big fella.
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Thanks rim for sharing your personal experience, I feel much better now. But we may want to seriously think about tanking the season if T-Mac isn't getting any better.

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Same story, new verse. Crap.

#248 CometsWin, Dec 23, 2006
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We need to be a 50 ball club before Yao comes back to have a chance to make the play off. Me think not likely.
Why, because we not only lost a offensive machine, but also an great wall of interior defense. Deke can give us 10 good minute every other games. You already see how Brand ate us. The season is finished as far as I concern. Move on folks.
Fxxk this is like the shortest season ever.

#249 YallMean, Dec 23, 2006
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docgundy said:

As long as the Rockets make the playoffs, regardless of the seed, and Yao and TMac are healthy and fresh, we'll be fine.
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Man till now you are still dreaming playoffs. No playoffs for Rockets, we back to last season situation.

#250 tsunami, Dec 23, 2006
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I dont know what to do or think, Last night was the best game i ever went too that was not in the nba finals and today i go through the possibility of a repeat of last year.

It sucks that this season is turning ot the way that it is, But honestly i dont think this will hamper Yao in the long term.

#251 KDavis, Dec 23, 2006
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Oden,we are coming!!
......
What a joke of these two years...

May be Tmac is versatile as before,
but now we need a superman to score Yao's points, about 27 per game.
Who is the One?
Battier?
Head?
Wells?
Each one seems possible but, serously, not Chucky!!
Please!!

Incidentally, I want to say:
God , I want to f**k your mother.

#252 baboon, Dec 23, 2006
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YallMean said:

We need to be a 50 ball club before Yao comes back to have a chance to make the play off. Me think not likely.
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I don't think so either. The Rockets Fan Feedback show on 610 projected Yao to miss somewhere around 38 games, or just under half the season. The Rockets will be lucky to win 8 of those games if T-Mac ain't around.

If they decide to tank, a top five pick is within their reach(barring a lucky bounce from a ping pong ball). The question now becomes when do they start playing for ping pong balls.

#253 count_dough-ku, Dec 23, 2006

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Merry Christmas

and I wonder if someone already changed their signature to

2007-08 HOUSTON ROCKETS

and well, I guess that the rowdies will still be there next year, and our role players too.

#254 rn_xw, Dec 23, 2006
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durvasa said:

It took a T-Mac injury for Yao to assert himself and become dominant. Maybe McGrady will do the same in Yao's absence. And then when Yao comes back they'll both be at full strength.

That's the only positive spin I can put on this.
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man, wtf are you talking about

#255 gogorocketsno1, Dec 23, 2006
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well i'm officially depressed. the best news i can hope for now is that yao comes back from this as good as new and from what i've read that atleast seems likely.

i don't even want to think about the rest of this season.

#256 BigM, Dec 23, 2006
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rikesh316 said:

Rob Costa of SR610 said that talk around the lockroom is Yao will be out more like 8 weeks.
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CRAPOLLA! Oh well....ping pong balls are in our future! Simple math: Tough schedule + NO T-Mac with brokeback + Yao with crack knee = SCREWED!!!!

#257 xlr817, Dec 23, 2006
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Well the "analysts" on ESPN saind that since it is requiring rest to heal it's not so bad. If it would have required surgery then it would be serious.

I can believe I'm aleaving my gloom with ESPN talking heads.

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i guess this is all bad karma b/c yao cussed out the clippers last time. jk

but for real, i just hope tmac can come back and lead us soon. hopefully the sense of urgency will help him forget about his back problems?

#259 Nelly, Dec 23, 2006
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Looks like 2004-05 was the best chance this team had... I LOVED that team.

Sura
Wesley
Yao
Howard = Spoon
McGrady.

At the very least, this should keep Yao's feet healthy for the entire season... I always worry about that more with men his size, and the amount of extra burden he was taking on w/out T-mac made a stress injury more likely.

This was a freak thing... you can talk about curses all you want... but Yao will come back from this fine.

#260 Nick, Dec 23, 2006

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