Will Mayo require surgery? 3rd degree and all... - New England Patriots Forums

klinefan · 09-17-2009, 10:45 AM

Someone said his MCL is a 3rd degree sprain. That is according to other posters a "complete tear".

Don't complete tears require surgery and if so will that take him a while to come back?

***BelichickFan*** · 09-17-2009, 10:47 AM

Torn MCLs do not require surgery. Even if it's a complete tear.

***DarrylS*** · 09-17-2009, 10:50 AM

The problem is "someone said" and we really do not know, initially it was reported as a sprain.. we might know in about 18 months, but not right now.

Scouse Patriot · 09-17-2009, 10:57 AM

They reckon it's a few months for it to heal and gain strength if it's completely torn. Uusaly they dont operate on MCL's unless more ligaments are damaged. I say they, I mean actual doctors..

Who said it's torn?

jmt57 · 09-17-2009, 11:03 AM

Medial Collateral Ligament Injuries
Grade III MCL Tear
A grade III injury is a complete tear of the MCL. Patients have significant pain and swelling, and often have difficulty bending the knee. Instability, or giving out, is a common finding with grade III MCL tears. A knee brace or a knee immobilizer is usually needed for comfort, and healing may take 6 weeks or longer.

***Rob0729*** · 09-17-2009, 11:06 AM

There are still conflicting reports on how serious it is. Especially after the Tom Curran piece at the beginning of this year, I will not believe any medical report coming out of Foxboro unless they reveil it officially. Curran had an unimpeachable source that said there was scaring around the ACL and it was loose which could possibly require a second surgery and at the very least was way behind schedule.

STUB STUB · 09-17-2009, 11:25 AM

MikeReiss Twitter:
"As reporters arrived in the Patriots locker room today, Jerod Mayo was seen on crutches with a brace on his right leg."

Don't think he'd even be in there if he wasn't expected back in a matter of weeks.

***JSn*** · 09-17-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by STUB STUB

MikeReiss Twitter:
"As reporters arrived in the Patriots locker room today, Jerod Mayo was seen on crutches with a brace on his right leg."

Don't think he'd even be in there if he wasn't expected back in a matter of weeks.

I know it won't be, but I'd love it if this was a reverse injury reporting malfunction.

Wed - Mayo DNP
Thurs - Mayo DNP
Fri - Mayo DNP Questionable

And then shazaam, he gets a green-light when active game-planning is over.

I know it won't happen that way, but it sure would be funny.

Patspsycho · 09-17-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

Torn MCLs do not require surgery. Even if it's a complete tear.

There is still medical controversy over that. Most doctors are leaning, nowadays, towards not operating on torn MCLs. I had my MCL torn in college, 15 years ago, and fortunately elected not to have surgery.. it was quite painful to cope with, but once it healed I did not experience soreness or pain, or premature arthritis that sometimes comes with knee surgery.

BradyManny · 09-17-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by STUB STUB

MikeReiss Twitter:
"As reporters arrived in the Patriots locker room today, Jerod Mayo was seen on crutches with a brace on his right leg."

Don't think he'd even be in there if he wasn't expected back in a matter of weeks.

I'm not sure about that - I think the line is drawn at whether a guy is IR'd or not. If they are, then they are not treated as a member of the team from that point forward. In Mayo's case, clearly he isn't going on IR, but I don't think we can make a guess at when he'll be back - other than to say: he will be back.