Paul Richardson says .... surgery went well
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Both legs? Heal quick man! We will need you for Superbowl 50!
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Is it possible that it's standard to wrap both legs? It looks like only one is braced.
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Maybe to keep equal blood pressure?
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Did they ever comment on what, exactly, the injury was? I recall hearing it was a 'complicated' ACL.
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Liked watching Paul this season and he really started progressing. Hope he has a good recovery.
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Did the surgery involve transplantation of a ligament from his other knee?
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My wife just told me they sometimes do that to prevent blood clotting, but she wasn't 100%.
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Heal up quick Paul...........man I wish we had him out there on Sunday.
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When reconstructing the ACL, there are a few options for obtaining the graft.
1 - Allograft (from another (dead) person). Not usually used in young, healthy athletes as the stress they put on the graft results in a high rate of failure
2 - Autograft (from the patient who is getting the repair). We either select a hamstring tendon or a patellar tendon and it can be taken from the opposite leg. For young, athletic people, opposite leg patellar graft seems to offer the quickest recovery and best long term result. (Not every surgeon agrees with that statement)
The compression stocking used to prevent blood clots looks like hose, not an ACE wrap like you see in that shot. ACE wraps are used for compression after the leg is operated on.
Combine all that with the fact that you can see the telltale bulge of a dressing on the front of the right knee under the ACE wrap, and you can be pretty confident that they harvested a right patellar autograft to repair his left ACL.
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1 - Allograft (from another (dead) person). Not usually used in young, healthy athletes as the stress they put on the graft results in a high rate of failure
2 - Autograft (from the patient who is getting the repair). We either select a hamstring tendon or a patellar tendon and it can be taken from the opposite leg. For young, athletic people, opposite leg patellar graft seems to offer the quickest recovery and best long term result. (Not every surgeon agrees with that statement)
The compression stocking used to prevent blood clots looks like hose, not an ACE wrap like you see in that shot. ACE wraps are used for compression after the leg is operated on.
Combine all that with the fact that you can see the telltale bulge of a dressing on the front of the right knee under the ACE wrap, and you can be pretty confident that they harvested a right patellar autograft to repair his left ACL.
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Blitzer88":p1n9aslj said:
Me too, I'm bummed. He deserves to be out there, he made some clutch plays this year.
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HoustonHawk82":1nu2r11f said:
This is 100% correct. In each of my 4 back surgeries, I was measured for "socks" that go all the way up my legs. They had me wear them for surgery, and a little while after until I was ambulatory to prevent blood clotting.
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Wonderful. A speedy recovery to you, PReach, and hope to see you as soon as possible next season for a potential 3-PETE run.
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Jville":250qzfz8 said:
Keep up the positive vibes, Paul!! We all know that it is a long way back, but we know that you can do it! It would be terrific for us fans see you running prior to Training Camp in July.
..............................Judge me by my progress! .........................
I can stand up on my own now. ..... Soon I'll be walking again.
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YYZHawksFan
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i can only imagine how painful that is....
Largent80
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Nice to see Paul getting along so soon. Sure wish he was in the game Sunday.
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