geese1401B to Portland Trail Blazers@nba.spaceEnglish · 1 year agoRobert Williams III injury.. is he toast?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareRobert Williams III injury.. is he toast?geese1401B to Portland Trail Blazers@nba.spaceEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
Was it MCL, ACL?? I know it’s a ligament tear. Regarding his return, what are the realistic expectations… Is he done?
minus-squareTrumpedBiglyBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMy understanding is that the kneecap dislocation tore his medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL). 68% of athletes return to the same level of play after surgery. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8811515/#:\~:text=Overall return to play (RTP,average%20time%20of%207.0%20months.&text=On%20average%2C%20RTS%20time%20frame,range%20of%203%2D12%20months.
My understanding is that the kneecap dislocation tore his medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL).
68% of athletes return to the same level of play after surgery.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8811515/#:\~:text=Overall return to play (RTP,average%20time%20of%207.0%20months.&text=On%20average%2C%20RTS%20time%20frame,range%20of%203%2D12%20months.