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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Tight end Aaron Hernandez will miss four to six weeks with a low ankle sprain, NFL Network has learned from a source briefed on the injury.
Hernandez is more likely to return after six weeks than four, another source briefed told NFL.com and NFL Network's Albert Breer, adding that the injury is a low ankle sprain, but there is also damage to the high ankle area.
So not really sure. Looks like it's not gonna be 4 weeks but can be up to 8 weeks. Is there a significant difference between a low ankle sprain & a high ankle sprain as far as healing time? If he has alil of both is more like 8 weeks realistic?
So not really sure. Looks like it's not gonna be 4 weeks but can be up to 8 weeks. Is there a significant difference between a low ankle sprain & a high ankle sprain as far as healing time? If he has alil of both is more like 8 weeks realistic?
We should consider ourselves EXTREMELY lucky. This has to be best case scenario considering what we saw with our own eyes. If anyone here didn't think this was season ending, or at the very least, a three month injury, raise your hand.
A severe high ankle sprain can linger for months. They can require surgery. They can even permanently change your leg, in some cases, if you don't get the surgery, because of a widening between the leg bones.
To be honest, no matter what the specific prognosis is (high vs low), we are going to have to forget about him for awhile.
The situation will be revisited in about 3-4 weeks or so, depending upon progress or lack thereof.
These reports are only ballpark guesses right now. As MLR pointed out, the Ty Law situation wasn't supposed to be nearly as bad as it was + first reported. On the other hand, we have also seen some guys return earlier too.
Either way, we won't know anything for at least 3-4-5 weeks. Then we can see how it is healing/progressing.
I don't want to derail the thread, but Ive long thought that HGH should be allowed to be temporarily and appropriately administered in cases of real injuries needing rehabilitation.
But that out of the way, here's hoping for the best for Hernandez.
A severe high ankle sprain can linger for months. They can require surgery. They can even permanently change your leg, in some cases, if you don't get the surgery, because of a widening between the leg bones.
So the person with the medical license is wrong with the 4-6 week projection? Do you have a medical degree or was this information off google? Were you in the room during the examination of his ankle?
I have to ask these questions because the speculations in your post is simply absurd. You know nothing more then what has been said which isn't much and you're taking to a public forum with terms like surgery and permanent damage.
Most people improve significantly in the first two weeks. Some however still have problems with pain and instability after one year (5–30%). Reinjury is also common
A Grade 1 sprain could require anywhere from 1-4 weeks of recovery time; a Grade 2 or 3 sprain, in which there is some degree of looseness of the ankle joint, could take longer and even require surgery if the tear is complete.
So the person with the medical license is wrong with the 4-6 week projection? Do you have a medical degree or was this information off google? Were you in the room during the examination of his ankle?
I have to ask these questions because the speculations in your post is simply absurd. You know nothing more then what has been said which isn't much and you're taking to a public forum with terms like surgery and permanent damage.
Is there a significant difference between a low ankle sprain & a high ankle sprain as far as healing time?