dlague
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I meant regenerate vascularly once repaired!
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Lindsey Vonn hurt today
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I meant regenerate vascularly once repaired!
Puck it
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I left off that the critical issue is the graft being incorporated into the bone. The screws are there to hold the graft in place until the bone of the graft is fused the leg bones.
drjeff
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Most titanium (what essentially all medical screws, pins, plates, etc. are made out of) will fully integrate into bone of most qualities (bone is graded based on its density from type 1 to type 4) within 1 to 2 months. If some type of graft material is needed, ranging from donor bone from one's own body to cadaver bone to synthetic bone grafting materials then typically it will take 3 to 6 months depending on the quantity of graft material and the load forces it's under for full an complete integration of the titanium fixtures into the bone graft site
I rely plenty on these types of bone healing times for titanium for my patients who receive dental implants, since the body really doesn't differentiate with respect to healing times if it's a piece of titanium in any body part
Puck it
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My ortho kept me in my post surgery brace longer due to my fast recovery and lack of pain. he did not want me to rip the screws out. I was back playing hockey and skiing and other activities in 6 months. I did have tendonitis in my patella though.
Puck it
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I don't get it.
Puck it
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Nope still not
hammer
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SIKSKIER
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News that Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn suffered another ACL injury to her right knee in a crash during training on Tuesday has U.S. ski fans wondering: How bad is the tear to her ligament and will it impact her health long term?
“Lindsey sustained a mild strain to her right knee, a partial tear to her right ACL, minor facial abrasions and scapular contusions from her fall,” her publicist said in an email on Wednesday afternoon. “She needs to rest for a few days and then will pursue aggressive physical therapy and will determine the next time she is able to compete after seeing how she responds to the treatment.”
A “partial tear” doesn’t tell us much about Vonn’s prognosis, said Dr. Daryl Rosenbaum, a sports medicine physician at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. (Rosenbaum has not seen Vonn’s injury or treated her, but could speak generally about ACL injuries in athletes.)
It could mean Vonn is able to function normally -- or it could mean her knee is functioning as bad as it would be if the ligament had torn completely. If it’s the former, she could be back on her skis in a few days to a week, Rosenbaum says. But if it’s the latter, and her knee is “slipping and sliding” as she tries to use it, “that’s a bad sign,” Rosenbaum says, because an ACL injury may require surgery, which can mean up to nine months of recovery time.
Michel Cottin/Agence Zoom / Getty Images
AL D'ISERE, FRANCE - DECEMBER 14: (FRANCE OUT) Lindsey Vonn of the USA during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 14, 2012 in Val d'Isere, France. (Photo by Michel Cottin/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Vonn injured the same knee earlier this year, when she crashed in the World Championships in February. She tore her ACL, MCL and fractured her lateral tibial plateau; that time, she needed her ACL to be surgically reconstructed. After an ACL reconstruction, female athletes are particularly vulnerable to a second ACL injury, a recent study showed.
ACL injuries are common among skiers.
“They’re putting such incredible force on their knees – their knees are rotating, while absorbing force, while their foot and upper body are going in different directions, sometimes having to stop suddenly – and all this force and speed and this long lever on their foot taking them one way while their body goes another,” Rosenbaum says.
Vonn’s publicist said Wednesday afternoon that further updates would be provided when new information becomes available.
“Lindsey sustained a mild strain to her right knee, a partial tear to her right ACL, minor facial abrasions and scapular contusions from her fall,” her publicist said in an email on Wednesday afternoon. “She needs to rest for a few days and then will pursue aggressive physical therapy and will determine the next time she is able to compete after seeing how she responds to the treatment.”
A “partial tear” doesn’t tell us much about Vonn’s prognosis, said Dr. Daryl Rosenbaum, a sports medicine physician at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. (Rosenbaum has not seen Vonn’s injury or treated her, but could speak generally about ACL injuries in athletes.)
It could mean Vonn is able to function normally -- or it could mean her knee is functioning as bad as it would be if the ligament had torn completely. If it’s the former, she could be back on her skis in a few days to a week, Rosenbaum says. But if it’s the latter, and her knee is “slipping and sliding” as she tries to use it, “that’s a bad sign,” Rosenbaum says, because an ACL injury may require surgery, which can mean up to nine months of recovery time.
AL D'ISERE, FRANCE - DECEMBER 14: (FRANCE OUT) Lindsey Vonn of the USA during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on December 14, 2012 in Val d'Isere, France. (Photo by Michel Cottin/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)
Vonn injured the same knee earlier this year, when she crashed in the World Championships in February. She tore her ACL, MCL and fractured her lateral tibial plateau; that time, she needed her ACL to be surgically reconstructed. After an ACL reconstruction, female athletes are particularly vulnerable to a second ACL injury, a recent study showed.
ACL injuries are common among skiers.
“They’re putting such incredible force on their knees – their knees are rotating, while absorbing force, while their foot and upper body are going in different directions, sometimes having to stop suddenly – and all this force and speed and this long lever on their foot taking them one way while their body goes another,” Rosenbaum says.
Vonn’s publicist said Wednesday afternoon that further updates would be provided when new information becomes available.
skiNEwhere
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Vonn back on ski's today
http://unofficialnetworks.com/lindsey-vonn-skis-today-126821/
Wonder if she was at copper? I was there as well today so I'm curious
http://unofficialnetworks.com/lindsey-vonn-skis-today-126821/
Wonder if she was at copper? I was there as well today so I'm curious
drjeff
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She thanked Vail on her FB page for opening up the lifts early for her today, plus from her selfie she posted it sure looked like she was training in the Golden Eagle race area at Vail
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