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Roethlesberger's knee (1 Viewer)
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falconeyed
Footballguy
DL fell into his plant leg as he was throwing. Looks serious ... possible ACL or MCL tear, depending on the bend. It looked like it hyperextended to me, which would suggest ACL, but it could have been from the side also, which might be MCL. I'm not a physician and I'm speculating. However, I have a reconstructed ACL, so take it for what it's worth. It could just be a sprain, but the bend looked serious and the way Ben reacted was serious.
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
Optimist: I bet the knee is just hyperextendedPessimist: I bet he missed the FG
Idiot Boxer
Footballguy
0 for 1 on my predictions. Hopefully, I'm 1 for 2.
bostonfred
Footballguy
That's too bad. I don't love the Steelers, and I know they've caused a lot of huge injuries to the Patriots over the last couple years, but Roethlisberger has been special. Without him, they're ####ed.
falconeyed
Footballguy
Charlie Batch came into the game. John mentioned some injury to Maddux, but I don't remember the specifics.Also, after the FG, Ben was taken off the field on a cart. Big wrap and lots of ice on the knee. Knee shots make me cringe.
OldMilwaukee
IBL Representative
"He's done for the season." 
Disclaimer:I am not a Docter but I did stay at the Holiday Inn last night.
Disclaimer:I am not a Docter but I did stay at the Holiday Inn last night.
Or perhaps the Heavy Metal anthem "Kiss my ACL Goodbye"
GridironMenace
Footballguy
Everyone needs to relax. He has a hyperextended knee. He'll be fine. You can't tear an MCL or an ACL from the position his leg was hit. He'll miss at most 1 game.
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AcousticNut
Footballguy
Anybody who wishes injuries on another, please let me know your favorite player and I'll be sure to add them to my team.... they're guaranteed to blow out a knee.... DJax, McAllister, Roethlisberger.... the list goes on.We'll hope for a hyperextension. That's what it looked like from the replays. There didn't appear to be any lateral movement in the hit.
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GridironMenace
Footballguy
Actually the answer is YES and NO. I would never ever ever have Big Ben as my fantasy QB ever. Anyone want a sig bet on this one? A bag of ice or him being carted off the field after the game was over is no indication of the extent of the injury. Pick up a dictionary and look up the word...precautionary.
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You've been an angels fan since when? October, 2005? Big Surprise.
Boston was swept, Right?
Go play with your Barbie!
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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
It didn't look good at all. A helmet to the knee, plus the cart took him to the locker room.It's Booty Scratch-Batch time
falconeyed
Footballguy
Absolutely yes you can. ACL's typically go from twisting or hyperextension. MCL's usually go from blows to the outside of the knee, causing the joint to collapse inward. I hope you're right and it's just a strain, because the rehab is a #######ed treat.
Edit as below, for Dr. Grid:
Damage to the ACL frequently occurs with lateral blows to the knee (as happens with a tackle from the side in American football) and often is accompanied by injuries to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the medial meniscus, which is attached to the MCL; physicians are taught "...knee injuries come in threes - anterior cruciate, medial collateral, medial meniscus." Clinical studies, however, have noted a lateral meniscal tear to occur more commonly than the classic "terrible triad" noted previously. A damaged ACL can be confirmed (clinically) by a physician with the anterior drawer test, the Lachman test, or an MRI.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament
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Chaz McNulty
Footballguy
With your keen journalistic instincts, I'm surprised you're not an anchor for one of the big networks.This is why you get a 2nd opinion.
I don't think anyone here is saying for sure what it is. Just speculation until we know, and informing people who didn't see the game what happened.
I am just glad I broke the story.
seahawk 17
Footballguy
I can't see you, but I know your in this thread....
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
That injury is going to stiffen up over night and swell. No way he's playing next Sunday, let's not forget this is a Monday night game on the West coast for Pittsburgh.On the flip side, I'd be very surprised if he was out for lets say months. He was walking off the field with help. It didn't look like a Rodney Harrison injury where he couldn't walk at all off the field.Good luck Ben!
GridironMenace
Footballguy
Your article says nothing to support your claim that you can blow an ACL from a hyperextension. Exactly as I said that the way ben was hit, you can't rupture an ACL that way. I will 100% guarantee that the injury was a hyperextension and that Ben will have the chance to play this week. He may take 1 week off, but I don't see why he wouldn't play the following week. Most likely, he plays this week.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
He limped off the field with help.Also went to the locker room on a cart after the game
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Das Boot
Footballguy
It could also be a PCL injury - speaking from experience.PCL injuries are more difficult to recover from than an ACL, but pro athletes get the best possible rehab treatment.I hope its just a hyperextension, Big Ben has been looking very good this year after a weak preseason.Boot. 
Steelers4Life
Footballguy
For what it's worth, a friend of mine from Pittsburgh just called me and told me that local radio and TV in Pittsburgh are reporting that the trainers did not feel that any ligaments were damaged when they tested the stability of his knee.For now, they're cautiously calling it a hyper-extension, but I'd guess more tests will be done. A bit of good news for Steelers fans, I guess.
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schooner44
Footballguy
For what its worth, Eisen just said on Total Access that Big Ben was seen laughing in the locker room following the game.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I don't think you're supposed to have soda or sugary snacks this late at night. You should try to calm down and get some sleep.
4 - Digit Shark
Footballguy
For what it's worth I'm here watching the local news, and Ben just went by the camera on crutches. He did not stop to talk to the reporter. Prior to them showing him leaving, they had video of him entering the locker room after the game. He was carted in, then helped into the locker room, with a person under each of his arms. Won't know anything else until tomorrow, at the earliest.
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