You might want to glance two posts back.I'd like the Good Doctor to chime in. The always dangerous research online seems to think surgery is rarely necessary, but career ending if required.
If he has surgery it would likely be similar to what Machado had, and he seems to be pretty well recovered. From what I can tell Rodriguez had a patellar subluxation while Machado had a full dislocation- similar mechanism of injury but Machado's was more severeI'd like the Good Doctor to chime in. The always dangerous research online seems to think surgery is rarely necessary, but career ending if required.
Actually, we were told not to be so worried about each and every minor boo-boo in Spring TrainingI was told his kneecap popping off wasn't going to be serious.
Thanks Doc.If he has surgery it would likely be similar to what Machado had, and he seems to be pretty well recovered. From what I can tell Rodriguez had a patellar subluxation while Machado had a full dislocation- similar mechanism of injury but Machado's was more severe
Not picking on you here at all, but this is a good example of why internet medicine is dangerous. The primary study cited in that article was published in 1997 - most modern surgical and rehab techniques used to treat this weren't even invented then.Thanks Doc.
I was trying to understand this site: Patellar Injury and Dislocation Treatment & Management but it's obviously way above my pay grade.