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Last year was unfortunate. But that he got hurt second year in a row... if it happens a THIRD year, he will totally earned the nickname "Rob Glasskowski" !
Obviously poking fun at the posters who criticize guys who get injured. Reasonable questions for the docs though, as we now know why he favored his arm so uncomfortably (two weeks ago): Gronk was obviously not ready to return. this is confirmed by the fact that the fractured opened again with a routine fall. 2 questions are: 1. why couldn't they see he was not healed? 2. why was the the surgery so ineffective after a period the thought he should be healed (6 weeks?)? A real shame to lose such an important player when everyone thought he should have been ready. Won't get these answers though.
Last year was unfortunate. But that he got hurt second year in a row... if it happens a THIRD year, he will totally earned the nickname "Rob Glasskowski" !
There's no parallel between Gronkowski and RG3. RG3 was limping around and obviously ineffective. Gronk was cleared and it was obviously hoped he would be ready to go.
But I would like to hear from any medical types on the board about how it's determined that a broken bone is "healed." From the googling I did, I saw things like this:
How Do I Know If My Broken Bone is Healed? « C. Noel Henley, MD | Hand Wrist Elbow Surgeon, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Which said:
"So, a broken bone is healed after the bone stops hurting and there is some evidence of new bone formation on x-rays taken in the doctor’s office."
So, I'm assuming this was the case? Or is that wrong? I've always heard that a healed broken bone is actually stronger than it was before. (Wait, now I feel like I have to google that. Feels like a myth all the sudden. Hold on.)
OK, apparently that's not true:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/health/19really.html?_r=0
This articles says: "Despite one misconception, there is no evidence that a bone that breaks will heal to be stronger than it was before."
So, my guess is that the arm was just beginning to be "healed?" But if that's the case, how could he play two weeks ago? Maybe this second break was really just a fluke? Are different people more prone to breaks? Will Gronkowski be any more (or less) susceptible to a break in the future?
So many questions. Qualified input welcome.
if gronks arm wasn't healed enough to play yesterday then it wouldn't be strong enough to play this sunday or in the SB if the team makes it.
Actually this is in some ways equally troubling... Forearm broke at a different spot, the spot where the plate was attached to the bone.
Report: Latest Gronkowski injury at different spot than first | ProFootballTalk