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Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
Rodney Harrison suffered a multiple arm fracture in 2003 SB and never broke it again during a game.
The surgery/pins compromised the strength of the bone.
He needs rest and time for the bones to heal fuse completely.
Hes not elderly so osteoporosis should not be a concern.
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Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
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Originally Posted by blackglass3
So, if Gronk didn't break the same bone the original break should be doing very well, right?
The CSNNE article quoted the "source" as saying that when they did surgery on the arm yesterday for the new break, the original break was all healed and intact.
Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
It might be a good idea for Gronk to practice playing more conservatively, or learning to roll/fall (martial arts?) He might just be too damn athletic for someone that size/weight.
It's about production, not about fantastic athleticism. Learning to be as productive while not putting himself at risk as much (I'm thinking about the self imposed piledriver/flip from last year) might be a maturing process on the way to a long, productive career.
The title of the article is a huge leap from what the doctors in that article saying.
Curran's source is probably someone close to Gill, naturally there is going to be a bias in the doctor's favor. Just as with the Red Sox stuff, when something goes wrong medically, there's a lot of crap thrown out there.
Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
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Originally Posted by blackglass3
So, if Gronk didn't break the same bone the original break should be doing very well, right? And Gronk was practicing 2 or 3 weeks after his last surgery if I remember correctly, right? Super Bowl is almost 3 weeks away...just saying.
Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
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Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks
Not just increased stress points, the bone beyond the fracture weakens during the healing process as the body focuses on rebuilding the area of the fracture at the same time lack of use is causing atrophy .
Not sure that forearm will ever be trustworthy again, if it ever was. And certainly not until both plates are removed. Which wouldn't be advisable for a year or so and requires another procedure that poses it's own short term risks (removing screws that will leave holes in bone that will have to fill in again and heal over time.
Gronk by nature lands hard and like that a lot. Color me concerned about Gronk going forward, period.
This seems to me to be far more alarmist than is called for. "Not sure that forearm will ever be trustworthy again?" Based on what? From everything doctors are saying, this clearly seems to be fluky.
The only thing I would question (as someone who isn't a doctor) is the benefit of the plate, if it merely creates greater weakness elsewhere in the arm. Set the fracture, let it heal. Done. But I don't see any reason to be colored concerned or otherwise going forward.
Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
I gotta love all the negative speculation from long time posters who have, suddenly, become medical experts.
Personally, I don't understand why they used a plate instead of using a titanium rod down the length of the bone. The rod would have made it much less likely for any further damage. I also don't understand why the plate didn't run the entire length of the bone to ensure that something like this wouldn't happen. Especially if they know that the plate creates a weak spot in the bone right at the end of the plate.
People saying that Gronk didn't land all that hard really don't know what they are talking about. You had a 270 lb man go 5 or 6 feet into the air and come down with nearly his entire weight on his arm. That's a lot of force even with that protective sleeve on it.
Finally, I hope that the surgery to fix the new break was done differently so that the bone isn't compromised further. I want to see Gronk on the sidelines for the big one after the Pats take care of business this weekend.
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Re: Source: Gronkowski break not identical to first one
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