Meniscus Replacement Surgery

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Are athletes not seeking this because there could be a chance of complications?

 

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It seems there are outs for Athletes, but who knows.

 

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http://basketball.about.com/b/2011/01/04/brandon-roy-considers-unprecedented-surgery.htm

That may not be true for much longer. Roy's knee problems have progressed to the point where he's considering a transplant, and will meet with an expert in that field, the Portland Tribune is reporting.

Several retired pro athletes -- most notably NFL star running back Marshall Faulk -- have had meniscus replacement surgery; Roy would be the first active athlete to attempt it.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I think this is beyond last resort. This type of surgery just doesn't seem like it would end well with a professional athlete. The average NBA player runs about 5 miles per game, factor in changing of speeds and leaping, this has bad news written all over it.

 

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I think this is beyond last resort. This type of surgery just doesn't seem like it would end well with a professional athlete. The average NBA player runs about 5 miles per game, factor in changing of speeds and leaping, this has bad news written all over it.

So something like this actually could hurt his chances? Just was seeing if it's been done before.

 

[Draco]

This would end his playing career. It is the type of surgery you do to walk more comfortably or go down stairs with less knee pain.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

yeah this is a after career surgery as of now, but who knows, maybe roy will be the "tommy john" of bball.

 

[e_blazer]

This was discussed in January, before Roy met with the Chicago Bulls doctor who is an expert in this area. He was told that meniscus transplant wasn't an option for him if he wanted to continue playing ball. He then decided to have both knees scoped in order to clean them out and try to get back to playing. There's no magic bullet to fix Brandon's knees, unfortunately:

Q: When you found out the meniscus transplant surgery wasn't an option, what was your reaction?
A: I never got my hopes up to even thinking I could have that. From Day 1, our doctor was like, "You're not going to be able to do that and play basketball." So after a couple other opinions said no, I already knew it was kind of a no ... but, like I said, I didn't even really get my hopes up. I don't even remember how I felt when the second doctor said no. Dr. (Don) Roberts said, "Nah, that's not going to work."

http://sportstwo.com/threads/187043-Meniscus-Replacement-Surgery

 

[Draco]

yeah this is a after career surgery as of now, but who knows, maybe roy will be the "tommy john" of bball.

Maybe we should cut off a leg and hope it grows back, ya know like a crab. There had to be a first crab back in the day who gave it a shot!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

well he has three legs so that should actually work

 

[Rastapopoulos]

well he has three legs so that should actually work

No, that's Oden.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

roy is bigger

 

[jlprk]

This would end his playing career. It is the type of surgery you do to walk more comfortably or go down stairs with less knee pain.

So they're giving him the kind of surgery which will remove all doubt that he can play. Maybe the reason is to collect on the insurance. Maybe they can't collect till it's 100% certain that he can't play even a minute per game.