Sprained PCL? (1 Viewer)

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

On the Texans' site, Johnson said he was told it was a sprained PCL. We obviously don't know for sure right now, but if he was told that, it's got to be a leading candidate for the correct diagnosis.

How long does this type of injury keep a player out? Is a sprained PCL a 1-2 week thing, or several weeks, or possibly season-ending (if it is just a sprain)?

What big-name players have had it, and how long were they out? Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this type of injury and how it impacts a player. TIA.

 

[Avery]

On the Texans' site, Johnson said he was told it was a sprained PCL. We obviously don't know for sure right now, but if he was told that, it's got to be a leading candidate for the correct diagnosis.

How long does this type of injury keep a player out? Is a sprained PCL a 1-2 week thing, or several weeks, or possibly season-ending (if it is just a sprain)?

What big-name players have had it, and how long were they out? Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this type of injury and how it impacts a player. TIA.

Yes.Any of the bolded could be true with the addition of "playing next week" as an option as well.

As much as we want the information right now, really badly, a sprained PCL (read: "I twisted my knee and it hurts!") could be anything from "After I iced it down, I'm just fine, thanks you!" to "I need surgery and I'm out for the year."

We'll know when they tell us.

 

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

On the Texans' site, Johnson said he was told it was a sprained PCL. We obviously don't know for sure right now, but if he was told that, it's got to be a leading candidate for the correct diagnosis. How long does this type of injury keep a player out? Is a sprained PCL a 1-2 week thing, or several weeks, or possibly season-ending (if it is just a sprain)? What big-name players have had it, and how long were they out? Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this type of injury and how it impacts a player. TIA.

I'm sure we'll hear soon enough, but FWIW, I had a complete rupture of my PCL last year, and my orthopedic surgeon is the orthopod for the Blazers. He said that professional athletes (at least basketball players), can play without PCLs, because the PCL is not critical to knee stability. He compared the process for professional athletes, depending on the severity (grade 1-3) of an isolated PCL strain, with fat weekend athletes like me. Basically, with a grade 1 tear, a pro athlete could be back in 1-2 weeks. An athlete with a grade 2 tear should be at normal function by 4 weeks. A clean grade 3 tear doesn't require surgery, and normal function can be had at 8-12 weeks, however if reconstructive surgery is needed, they'd wait at least 3 weeks before performing the surgery, and it would be season ending.Like I said, take it FWIW. By the way, when they tugged on my knee, there was a (according to the doctors) classic and obvious motion that is evident with isolated PCL strains, making it an easy diagnosis. Also, on MRI, the isolated PCL strain was obvious as well.

 

[1970's Oakland Raiders Secondary]

Yes.Any of the bolded could be true with the addition of "playing next week" as an option as well.

Gee, thanks. You really cleared everything up for us.

 

[chris1969]

If you would have kept reading, you would have figured out that both guys said that it depends on the severity of the tear. Same thing I was gonna post, but unless someone knows the doctor that examined him, that's about the best your gonna get right now.

 

[mad sweeney]

On the Texans' site, Johnson said he was told it was a sprained PCL. We obviously don't know for sure right now, but if he was told that, it's got to be a leading candidate for the correct diagnosis. How long does this type of injury keep a player out? Is a sprained PCL a 1-2 week thing, or several weeks, or possibly season-ending (if it is just a sprain)? What big-name players have had it, and how long were they out? Just wondering if anyone knows anything about this type of injury and how it impacts a player. TIA.

I'm sure we'll hear soon enough, but FWIW, I had a complete rupture of my PCL last year, and my orthopedic surgeon is the orthopod for the Blazers. He said that professional athletes (at least basketball players), can play without PCLs, because the PCL is not critical to knee stability. He compared the process for professional athletes, depending on the severity (grade 1-3) of an isolated PCL strain, with fat weekend athletes like me. Basically, with a grade 1 tear, a pro athlete could be back in 1-2 weeks. An athlete with a grade 2 tear should be at normal function by 4 weeks. A clean grade 3 tear doesn't require surgery, and normal function can be had at 8-12 weeks, however if reconstructive surgery is needed, they'd wait at least 3 weeks before performing the surgery, and it would be season ending.Like I said, take it FWIW. By the way, when they tugged on my knee, there was a (according to the doctors) classic and obvious motion that is evident with isolated PCL strains, making it an easy diagnosis. Also, on MRI, the isolated PCL strain was obvious as well.

Even just 2 weeks into the season a grade 3 would pretty much be season ending ff-wise.But honestly, until players that get hurt have time to rest, swelling to go down have MRIs or x-rays it's all conjecture and it's best to just wait, forget about ff for the night and enjoy your digestion of a hopefully gluttonous Sunday.

 

[thayman]

Yes.Any of the bolded could be true with the addition of "playing next week" as an option as well.

Gee, thanks. You really cleared everything up for us.

It's Sunday night/Monday morning. Noone is going to know anything until he has some tests done, hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

 

[toppshelff]

...and pick up who?...

 

[Bri]

there's degrees of sprains so there's no way to tell ahead of time