RGIII undergoing total reconstructive surgery: out 6-8 months

[12thMan]

Per Grant Paulsen: Talked to a renowned surgeon who's operated on countless world-class athletes. Said 6-8 month recovery timetable: realistic, not assured....I found particularly interesting from my convo w/ the renowned doctor: RG3's previous ACL tear won't add time to rehab/recovery.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Per Grant Paulsen: Talked to a renowned surgeon who's operated on countless world-class athletes. Said 6-8 month recovery timetable: realistic, not assured....I found particularly interesting from my convo w/ the renowned doctor: RG3's previous ACL tear won't add time to rehab/recovery.

It sounds like to me, that at least by Dr. Andrews' high standards, the previous surgery may not have been up to par. Although it was not completely torn, he decided to completely re-do the prior procedure and replace it entirely. Perhaps that contributed to the injury? If not, at least we can be reassured that it should be even stronger than before now.



Side note, is anyone else seeing the MendMyKnee.com ad on top of the page? Funny, a little.

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

It sounds like to me, that at least by Dr. Andrews' high standards, the previous surgery may not have been up to par. Although it was not completely torn, he decided to completely re-do the prior procedure and replace it entirely. Perhaps that contributed to the injury? If not, at least we can be reassured that it should be even stronger than before now.



Side note, is anyone else seeing the MendMyKnee.com ad on top of the page? Funny, a little.

Hopefully, hate comparing to AP's injury but hopefully it has a similar result, or Welker's knee, or Brady's. Well it comes back just as good if not better. Except with brady it took two seasons to recover completely.