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Tom Brady has reportedly suffered several setbacks in his recovery from surgery to repair a torn MCL and ACL due to infection and has undergone three additional procedures to eradicate it.

Brady confirmed last week that he had one more surgery to "clean and to test the wound," but the Herald reports he's had two more since then. Doctors fear the infections will compromise the initial reconstruction and the entire process may have to be redone, starting from scratch. Infections after knee surgery are considered rare and one doctor told the paper that Brady has had "really bad luck." He could be OK if the infections clear, but the process could prove career threatening if Brady needs another full reconstruction.

When are they going to come out with a statement that he underwent "unsuccessful" knee surgery?

This sucks...as a NE fan and a football fan.

 
He may need to start COMPLETELY over, clearing out the infection first, scrapping what was done originally, and having the ACL surgery done all over again. This of course would prolong his recovery . . .

Tom Brady suffers setbackInfection leads to 2 more proceduresBy Karen Guregian. Boston HeraldThursday, October 23, 2008FOXBORO - Doctors are so concerned about containing the infection in Tom Brady [stats]’s left knee they have performed three procedures in an attempt to eradicate it, according to a source familiar with the Patriots [team stats] quarterback’s travails on the West Coast.While Brady acknowledged on his Web site that he had one arthroscopic procedure done to “clean and to test the wound” last Wednesday, the Herald has learned there have been two additional procedures performed since that time, with the same goal in mind.According to the source, the fear is the patellar tendon graft used to replace Brady’s anterior cruciate ligament is in danger of becoming compromised. Should that occur, the entire ACL reconstruction would have to be removed and redone from scratch.That would push back his rehab and recovery period, which in turn, could delay his return to the field.Brady had the initial surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Oct. 6 at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, where he is still being seen for the follow-up procedures.The QB wrote on tombrady.com that “the infection is very treatable and, through a course of antibiotics, it will be knocked out of my system.” Brady referred to the second procedure as being “proactive,” on the part of the doctors, and that the results have been positive.However, with the additional procedures performed to flush out and irrigate the joint, and continued biopsies taken, either there are still signs of infection or his doctor is being overly cautious with the reigning NFL MVP, who injured the knee in the Pats’ season opener against Kansas City after being hit by safety Bernard Pollard. Brady tore both his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments.Dr. Arun Ramappa, chief of sports medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, told the Herald last week infections after knee surgery are rare. When apprised of the three procedures on Brady, Ramappa, who does not have direct knowledge of the quarterback’s injury, provided a broad assessment.“Often, if you’re concerned about an infection, you clean the knee out as many times as it needs to be cleaned out,” Ramappa said. “We clean it out until we think it’s adequate. Ideally, you don’t want an infection at all, or any repeat surgeries. They may be being cautious, it’s hard to know. There could be a residual infection, or they’re doing everything they possibly can to make sure the infection is gone.”Brady is on a course of IV antibiotics, which he will continue for a six-week period, according to the source.Ramappa agreed a repeat surgery may be needed if the graft was deemed to be compromised or infected.“That’s a very rare scenario, but it’s a possibility,” he said. “In all likelihood, they’ll be able to eradicate the infection, and be able to maintain the original surgery. What it sounds like, is they’re doing everything they can to try to preserve his knee, preserve the graft, so they don’t have to do another surgery. If he’s had three surgeries, they must be quite concerned about there being an infection.”Ramappa believes Brady’s just had “really bad luck,” with the initial surgery.“The less knee surgery you have, the better, but he’s a tremendous athlete,” Ramappa said. “As long as the graft is OK and the infection is gone, he should be able to come back just fine. This will just be a blip on the screen.”
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Apparently, the chances that they'll have to re-do the surgery are pretty remote, but it can't be a good sign that they've had to go back in to clean out the knee repeatedly.

 
JuniorNB said:
Bad_Mo said:
When are they going to come out with a statement that he underwent "unsuccessful" knee surgery?

This sucks...as a NE fan and a football fan.
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Totally wrong. I was glad they didn't win the SB, but I didn't like seeing Brady get hurt. Still, it's just one year in a long career so he'll get over it. This is different. Complications and the prospect of doing it all over again can jeopardize his career. At this point, will he be the same again? How long can you be away from the game and re-emerge as the best at your position?Very sad.

 
On WEEI they mentioned a star lacrosse player with a "similar condition" that had to wait several months before a second reconstructive surgery could be performed. They speculated that in this worst case scenario Brady could miss not only 2009, but possibly all or part of 2010 also.

 
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bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
didnt brady have a family doctor in California do the surgery instead of the Pats doctor??/ herd the pats are none to happy
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ElAttrache is the director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic, a prestigious program. The 48-year-old is a former physician for the Los Angeles Rams and currently consults for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, St. Louis Rams, the Dodgers, Lakers, and Kings, and the PGA Tour.
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Man I was all over Belichek last year, but I feel sick hearing this for some reason. I get the feeling at his age and the way this is feeling that his career could be over with all this madness. I do hope the guy is ok and I'll say a prayer for ya Brady. What a thing.

 
fyi this is a joke :) last time I posted about bradys knee someone told me to get a clue..

WAKE UP PEOPLE! TOM BRADY'S KNEE IS STILL BEING OPERATED ON!!! It's been six weeks since he went down and THE PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE!!! What the hell is wrong with everyone?

When I caught wind of this, I did what any normal, rational person would do. I ran out into the street and tried to incite panic. A situation like this calls for massive, widespread chaos and destruction. But I got nothing. The rest of the public appears to be walking around, going to work, living their lives and generally acting like the most important knee in the human race isn't being screwed up by incompetent quacks out of Southern California Matchbook Cover Medical School. I turned on C-SPAN assuming I'd see the president addressing an emergency session of congress convened to deal with this crisis. Nothing. I went to the local hospital expecting to see every top surgeon and immunologist hopping a Medflight to the West Coast to lend a hand in this hour of need. Instead it looked like business as usual. Dispensible people all getting their petty little diseases cured and unimportant knees treated like nothing more important was going on. Selfish bastards.

I demeand ACTION! I won't rest until Tom Brady's knee... his beautiful, beautiful knee... is as good as it ever was. No, wait. Better. I want it better than it was before Bernard Pollard came along and ruined my life. There's no reason the government can't step in and give Brady a Bionic knee that will allow him to step up in the pocket at 60 MPH like Steve Austin. Take the money out of the economic bailout or cancer research of funding for starving kids if need be.

Lastly, I shame on the Brady family for putting us through this with their incompetent LA doctors. He might be your son, but the day Belichick named him the starter over a healthy Drew Bledsoe, Tom... and his knee... belonged to us.

-el pres

 
Workhorse said:
Step away from the ledge. Sounds like Brady's situation is under control.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition...0,4948760.story
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I'm certainly no doctor, but they were talking about this last night on local sports talk. They mentioned that only 1 in 200 and something cases get to where Brady is now (infections needing to be reopened and cleaned out to the point he's at now).So while the chances of him having more severe issues is still pretty slim, he's already in a small percentile of post surgery cases with complications. And if his situation truly were "under control," no one would be talking about his condition and his prognosis.

Again, not saying his situation is good, bad, or indifferent, only that it's not a slam dunk that he's out of the woods yet.

 
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Say what you will about all of this, but six weeks of IV antibiotics sounds to me to be either extremely conservative management, or treatment for an infection that has spread to surrounding structures.

And I suspect that only when they are 100% sure that the infection is cleared will they even think about any additional surgeries.

He has a long road ahead of him, and I wish him all the best...

 
Big_O said:
Say what you will about all of this, but six weeks of IV antibiotics sounds to me to be either extremely conservative management, or treatment for an infection that has spread to surrounding structures.

And I suspect that only when they are 100% sure that the infection is cleared will they even think about any additional surgeries.

He has a long road ahead of him, and I wish him all the best...
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Some staph has become resistant to antibiotics after years of humans using antibiotics to treat them.http://pediatrics.about.com/od/childhoodin...h_infection.htm

MRSA is an acronym for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics, including methicillin, penicillin, amoxicillin, and cephalosporins. It is routinely pronounced M.R.S.A. - not MUR-SA.

Although once limited to hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities, MRSA infections are now very common among healthy children and adults in the community. Your pediatrician will likely suspect that an infection, such as a leg abscess, is caused by MRSA if it isn't improving with routine antibiotics. In that case, the abscess may need to be drained or the would need to be changed to a stronger or different antibiotic to treat the infection.

 
Thunderlips said:
JuniorNB said:
Bad_Mo said:
When are they going to come out with a statement that he underwent "unsuccessful" knee surgery?

This sucks...as a NE fan and a football fan.
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:goodposting: This is football. While noone wishes an injury on someone....I don't feel bad for the Pats, or the New England region that their QB isn't going to play.
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Thank you.As an Eagles fan, when McNabb was hurt (any of the times, I should say), I'm pretty sure there weren't a bunch of folks in New England praying that he heals and hurries back.

 
JuniorNB said:
Thunderlips said:
JuniorNB said:
Bad_Mo said:
When are they going to come out with a statement that he underwent "unsuccessful" knee surgery?

This sucks...as a NE fan and a football fan.
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:lmao: This is football. While noone wishes an injury on someone....I don't feel bad for the Pats, or the New England region that their QB isn't going to play.
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Thank you.As an Eagles fan, when McNabb was hurt (any of the times, I should say), I'm pretty sure there weren't a bunch of folks in New England praying that he heals and hurries back.
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as a football fan I always like the best guys out on the field, no one said (included the OP) you had to pray for the guy or even feel bad for him.
 
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Any post operative infection is serious. Hopefully this resolves before it spreads to the bone (osteomyelitis), which can be limb or life threatening.

 
I wish him the best and hope he's returns 100% by next year. There's no one for me to root against anymore.

I do think this could lead him to decide to retire if he has to miss 2009 as well. He has nothing left to prove and already has a spot in Canton. He'll be 33 in 2010 and with 2 years off after an injury he likely won't be as effective as we're used to seeing.

 
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