04-11-2017, 06:00 PM
(04-11-2017, 05:32 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Maybe for Joe Fan. I don't buy there's a non-surgical option for a professional athlete. We're talking about multiple torn ligaments on a 250lb man who needs to be able to sprint, plant his foot on the ground to stop or turn sharply, then plant it again to sprint again. All with the looming inevitability that it will need to also support the weight of two other 200+lb grown men hanging on you.
Not to mention it took them FOUR MONTHS to decide on surgery. That's a picturebook example of mismanaged injury.
No, it's not.
Quote:For recurrent lateral ankle sprains, treatment should begin with a trial of conservative therapy for approximately 2-3 months.
It is generally accepted that for most patients, operative repair of third-degree ATFL tears and medial ankle ligament tears does not contribute to an improved outcome.
So basically, surgery doesn't improve the outcome. That is why surgery is usually reserved for treatment failures.
A three month trial of conservative treatment is not unusual. So give me the dates of Eifert's initial exam with his surgeon and the date they decided to do surgery. Also, you do understand when you and your surgeon decide to do the surgery they still have to get you on the schedule, right?
You can easily have a 1-2 week delay before performing an MRI for the swelling to subside. Three months of conservative treatment. Another 1-2 weeks to schedule the surgery and that puts Eifert 3.5-4 months out from his injury.
