Roy to meet with leading orthopedic surgeon

[e_blazer]

The body typically rejects organic material from a foreign source. That said, taking a ligament from a cadaver and sewing it into a knee used to be radical, and now it is somewhat common. If there really is no meniscus, then what is the harm if Brandon's body rejects the foreign meniscus (other than some sort of staph infection, of course). It could simply be removed, his knees are still shot, and he's still not playing.

According to the link I just posted in the other thread on meniscus transplant surgery, there's no concern about rejection because the transplanted material isn't living.

 

[mgb]

Why has it been done only to inactive players? Most likely it's so drastic that it could be career ending. No wonder it's a last choice surgery. Then again it might be it wouldn't be able to take the pounding of a nba season. What if he does it and that is true? Can he have it again when he retires or is it a one time thing?

 

[PapaG]

According to the link I just posted in the other thread on meniscus transplant surgery, there's no concern about rejection because the transplanted material isn't living.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. If accurate, it seems to be at least worth a try, doesn't it? If the meniscus can't stand NBA pounding and needs to be removed, then Roy is right back in the same spot.

 

[Nikolokolus]

According to the link I just posted in the other thread on meniscus transplant surgery, there's no concern about rejection because the transplanted material isn't living.

Yup. They irradiate the hell out of cadaverous tissue to kill off any residual DNA markers that the immune system might reject and it works like a charm. I've got a cadaver's achilles for an ACL and it's fine.

 

[Kaydow]

Why has it been done only to inactive players? Most likely it's so drastic that it could be career ending. No wonder it's a last choice surgery. Then again it might be it wouldn't be able to take the pounding of a nba season. What if he does it and that is true? Can he have it again when he retires or is it a one time thing?

The more you read about it there doesn't appear to be one overwhelming risk associated with the procedure, but there are many varying concerns. None of us know if this surgery is the answer, or if it will be successful (if the Docs can't even predict how this will turn out, how could we?) But as has been mentioned, somebody had to be "Tommy John" in order for the surgery to have an opportunity to bring a career back from life support. Now you have a number of guys who have come back from that surgery to be All Stars (Matt Morris, John Smoltz, David Wells, Kerry Wood, Chris Carpenter, and I'm sure there are many others). It's to the point now where Joe Nathan has it done and it's like, oh well he'll be out for a year but he'll be back.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

HIPPA

It can be done within HIPPA.

 

[bodyman5001]

Has Roy ever really had a healthy knee, let alone two during his time as a Blazer?

He would be about 28 going on 29 two full years from now, so he might be better after the surgery. That would be something to see.

Go for it Brandon, you can be a true inspiration to people.

 

[julius]

Yup. They irradiate the hell out of cadaverous tissue to kill off any residual DNA markers that the immune system might reject and it works like a charm. I've got a cadaver's achilles for an ACL and it's fine.

I don't know why, but that just sounds bad-ass.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I don't know why, but that just sounds bad-ass.

Totally, in a "lyrics from a Clutch song" sort of way.

 

[barfo]

I don't have a lot of expert knowledge in this field, but I have been to the doctors office once, so I'm pretty sure this suggestion is the right thing to do. What Brandon needs is not a meniscus transplant, but a whole bunch of them. Put 20 or 30 dead people's menisci in there. Give him so much padding that he can bounce like a pogo stick without his feet ever leaving the ground.

We can rebuild him. Make him better than he was. Faster, stronger, more bouncy.

barfo

 

[Minstrel]

I don't have a lot of expert knowledge in this field

REALLY? THANKS FOR THE NEWS FLASH, "DOCTOR"

Or should I say, "Producer."

 

[Rodolfo]

I don't have a lot of expert knowledge in this field, but I have been to the doctors office once, so I'm pretty sure this suggestion is the right thing to do. What Brandon needs is not a meniscus transplant, but a whole bunch of them. Put 20 or 30 dead people's menisci in there. Give him so much padding that he can bounce like a pogo stick without his feet ever leaving the ground.

We can rebuild him. Make him better than he was. Faster, stronger, more bouncy.

barfo

Why don't we add some flubber to his shoes while were at it.

 

[Darkwebs]

Yup. They irradiate the hell out of cadaverous tissue to kill off any residual DNA markers that the immune system might reject and it works like a charm. I've got a cadaver's achilles for an ACL and it's fine.

Whoa! So you have an irradiated achilles?!? Do you have any superpowers, because Spider-Man got powers from an irradiated spider bite.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Whoa! So you have an irradiated achilles?!? Do you have any superpowers, because Spider-Man got powers from an irradiated spider bite.

Umm ... I've got early onset, osteo-arthritis in my knee now. Does that count as a "super power?" It also makes a nice grinding and popping sound from the build-up of scar tissue, but I chalk that up to a "neat-o power" not quite "super."

 

[barfo]

Umm ... I've got early onset, osteo-arthritis in my knee now. Does that count as a "super power?" It also makes a nice grinding and popping sound from the build-up of scar tissue, but I chalk that up to a "neat-o power" not quite "super."

It appears your brain is outside your skull. That seems like somewhat of a super weakness rather than a superpower, but maybe I am misunderstanding. Or are those intestines? The ability to wear intestines on your head could be a superpower.

barfo

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Umm ... I've got early onset, osteo-arthritis in my knee now. Does that count as a "super power?" It also makes a nice grinding and popping sound from the build-up of scar tissue, but I chalk that up to a "neat-o power" not quite "super."

Poor evil Nazi mod Nikolokolus.

 

[Nikolokolus]

It appears your brain is outside your skull. That seems like somewhat of a super weakness rather than a superpower, but maybe I am misunderstanding. Or are those intestines? The ability to wear intestines on your head could be a superpower.

barfo

I've been told my head is misplaced; stuck somewhere south of my waist and north of my knees ...

 

[jlprk]

That Picasso cubist vision comes from peering out at the world through the beelike multi-prism of your bulging, yellowed cadaver eyeballs.

It's morning and the light is coming out. Why don't you just crawl back into your crypt?

 

[Denny Crane]

I don't have a lot of expert knowledge in this field, but I have been to the doctors office once, so I'm pretty sure this suggestion is the right thing to do. What Brandon needs is not a meniscus transplant, but a whole bunch of them. Put 20 or 30 dead people's menisci in there. Give him so much padding that he can bounce like a pogo stick without his feet ever leaving the ground.

We can rebuild him. Make him better than he was. Faster, stronger, more bouncy.

barfo

Have you ever stayed at a Holiday Inn?

 

[craigehlo]

The other take away I got from this article is that Eggers still runs circles around the beat writers at the Oregonian.

 

[Shooter]

But it's worth a shot and probably beats the alternative of trying to hobble around for the next 4 years -- Worst case scenario is that he has it done now, rehabs through the lock-out, it doesn't work and he's probably forced to retire anyway.

Exactly right. Roy is just about done as a player, so what does he have to lose by getting a transplant?

Man, I still can't believe this is happening. I thought Roy's star was going to keep rising and he was going to be a bonafide Superstar some day. Just goes to show that nothing is guaranteed in life.

 

[RoyToy]

Actually read the link and found something pretty interesting

• Clyde Drexler admits he’s not an unbiased observer, but he says there’s a Division I basketball prospect in the Houston area who has yet to be discovered.

He’s Adam Drexler, the younger of Drexler’s two sons.

Adam, a 6-5 junior at St. Thomas High, is not playing high school ball this season. The competition at St. Thomas’ level, his father says, is lower-level, so he is playing for a YMCA team with some of the area’s top youngsters this winter.

“Adam’s arms are longer than mine, and he wears a size-15 shoe,” says Clyde, who is 6-7. “He has tremendous upside. He’ll be a (shooting guard/small forward) in college. He’s a lockdown defender, has a pretty decent jump shot and crazy elevation. When you’re a freaky athlete like that, you can do some damage. He’s as quick as I was, but he needs to learn how to use it.”

I'll definitely be checking on him down the road.

 

[RR7]

I like how he isn't playing HS ball because of the competition, so he is playing at the YMCA. Why not move him to a different school. Or, since I know an education is obviously important, just have him play anyways, and work on different skills with an opportunity to. Like, say, trying to work on ball handling and play PG or something.

 

[hasoos]

I like how he isn't playing HS ball because of the competition, so he is playing at the YMCA. Why not move him to a different school. Or, since I know an education is obviously important, just have him play anyways, and work on different skills with an opportunity to. Like, say, trying to work on ball handling and play PG or something.

It isn't obvious? Clyde wasn't a top end student. Just like Barkely he got to go to school because he did his job on the court. He probably isn't going to a different school or playing on the high end teams because he can't get past the grade requirements.