08-16-2016, 05:24 PM
(08-16-2016, 03:13 PM)Aquapod770 Wrote: If a ligament is 100% torn it needs surgery. If it's partially torn it can heal on its own, but could take a while. A simple MRI can tell if it's completely torn or not. I hope to God our medical staff is just being vague. If he hasn't had an MRI yet............
Not necessarily. Many torn ligaments can be treated with immobilization or dynamic splinting. You could probably diagnosis a torn ligament in the hand with a fluoroscope rather than an MRI.
Plus just because they reported as a ligament injury doesn't mean it isn't a tendon injury.
