[Yahoo] Rockets could lose Yao for season—or longer

You are gay

 

I thought it was confirmed? lets hope for the best then.

 

I wouldn't take the news.

 

Did Dr. Clanton attend an accredited university?

 

About Thomas O Clanton, MD
Board certification

* American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1984

Education

Undergraduate
Rice University, Houston, Texas BA, Biology 1973
Medical
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas MD 1976
Internship
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Affiliated Hospital, San Antonio, Texas 1976-1977
Residency
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Orthopaedic Surgery 1977-1981
Fellowship
Samuel Merritt Hospital (Roger Mann, MD), Oakland, CA Foot and Ankle 1981-1982
Fellowship
St. John's Hospital (John Feagin, MD), Jackson, Wyoming Knee and sports medicine 1982

Hospital/academic affiliations
Hospital

* Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center | Houston, Texas
* St Luke's Episcopal Hospital | Houston, Texas
* The Methodist Hospital | Houston, Texas

Surgical Center

* The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, Texas

Society memberships
National Society Memberships

* American Medical Association

State Society Memberships

* State Medical Society
* State Orthopaedic Society

Specialty Society Memberships

* Academic Orthopaedic Society
* American Orthopaedic Association
* American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
* American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Additional Society Memberships

* American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Texas Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

* Harris County Medical Society

* Houston Orthopaedic Society

* Rice University R Association

* Rice Associates

Achievements

Past President, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Past President, Houston Orthopaedic Society Past President, Texas Society of Sports Medicine

 

I still can't beliveve it's true.
I feel very sad about Yao.

 

I thought Dr. Clanton was going to retire from being the Rockets team Doctor? This guy has not been good the last couple of years starting with TMac's health issues.

 

I am still holding off till the next round of tests. I will light a candle for Yao to get his foot healthier to play again if not for that but for him to be able to just be able to play with his future kids.

 

Can somebody translate this article please ？（from china sohu）
http://sports.sohu.com/20090630/n264860790.shtml
搜狐体育讯

北京时间6月30日，美国著名体育专栏作家亚德里安-沃纳洛沃斯基爆料说，姚明的脚伤后果非常严重，至少下个赛季会缺席全部比赛，甚至可能要缺席更长时间的比赛。现在火箭和姚明对于他的未来都非常担忧：姚明是否还能继续参加比赛，他的职业生涯出现了危机。

　　在此消息出来之后，引起了国内外媒体的广泛关注，甚至有些媒体已经在为姚明以后的日子出谋划策了。对于大家的种种猜疑，搜狐体育也走访了姚明经纪团队负责人章明基。


　　对于美国媒体疯狂报道的姚明下赛季可能报消息的消息，章明基反问道：“骨头没有愈合怎么可以走路？怎么可以打球？”他接着说：“打球的前提条件是骨头愈合，其实今年的情况和去年的情况是一样的，在骨头没有愈合的情况下结果都是职业生涯受到威胁。但你说今年会怎样，现在还不清楚。”

　　姚明目前正在美国寻求最好的相关医生为他进行会诊。章明基说：“我们现在已经准备了数套治疗方案，从不手术的到手术的。”他接着说：“现在还没有完整的方案，因此现在康复周期也没有确定，更不知道结果会是什么样的。”

 

Bucher's Twitter "Yao update: Same situation as March '08. Returned for Olympics and best season. Likeliest scenario - surgery, misses part of next season."

 

Serious Questions Regarding Yao's left feet(Doctor if Possible)

In memory serves me right, it was the same kind of injury that cut short yao's nba season last year, a stress fracture in his left foot. This is the same injury from last year, so why is Tom Clanton calling it a career ending injury. Yao came back from last year's injury and had one of his best season's(70+ games).

Is it because the healing process is not going as plan or is it something medically wrong with it? i just don't understand.

 

Huge sigh of relief

 

I agree... we don't know details and we don't know the Grizz counter.

 

HEre's a serious answer to your serious question.






















































I don't know.

 

It may be a huge sigh of relief now but its just as likely that it will happen again. And Ill still hold out for Morey's word despite what Bucher is hearing or thinking.

 

If Yao is able to play for season 2009-2010, then what? Burn those certificates? I'll volunteer.
I start to doubt the diagnosis of this "hairline fracture" things. At beginning when they pull Yao out of playoff under such a fishy diagnosis, I just do not feel right.
Physicians like to exaggerate the severity of a possible diagnosis due to liability. better safe than sorry, right? Of course, its right. That's what makes the news.
Common sense is Hairline fracture will heal! It is not tumor, Yao is not old, why it can not heal. It just does not make sense to me.
I am not in a denial mode. Trust me. Yao will play this year. Hope no more mislead or exaggeration from those so called experts.
Bone will heal. Said God.

 

no wonder you have 2.3k posts and are still a rookie.

to answer your question, the injury that yao had this year should have healed like the injury from the year before. The reason this has more severe implications is because the injury has NOT healed. the injuries are quite similar.

 

There were already screws in that foot. The whole point of the surgery was to prevent it from happening in the future, and it ended up happening again. It could be more serious than once thought, and a premature return to playing could render him unable to play ever again. Therefore a season may be required to allow it to fully heal.

 

Posted in the wrong thread.


Sorry.

 

Can someone answer this for me who has more knowledge on the situation? Say Yao opts and tries to let it heal again, but sees nothing again, and then opts for surgery, what exactly will the surgery do since he has screws in the same foot and it was still not healing? Correct me if Im wrong on anything and thanks.