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Cam having ankle surgery tomorrow: Breaking news

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By Sam Mills Fan,
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frash.exe Apprentice

frash.exe

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Not sure if I love or hate that this is a real tweet.

Welp, the media has been pouring gasoline on this "shitcan Gettleman because he can't sign a good WR with the 3 pennies of cap room he has and he cut my favorite player abloobloobloo" wildfire so not sure I appreciate shitpost inciting tweets like the one schefter just sent

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jtnc Newbie

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Does anyone know why he waited this long to have the surgery? Seems like this would have been something to have taken care of right after the season ended.

Mutual decision usually. Trainers have some say in it.

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http://www.hss.edu/conditions_ankle-instability-overview.asp

 

I am not saying the above link is what Cam is having done but based on the report that it's to "tighten up ligaments" and the 4 month recovery window this would make sense.  Basically he sprained the ankle a few times or for some other reason his ligaments in his ankle have stretched out and when they healed didn't heal back tight.   So, the patient feels like his ankle isn't stable which in fact it isn't and would be more prone to roll and injury further.

 

 

1) The preferred is an anatomic reconstruction, in which the stretched or torn ligaments is repaired and allowed to heal in a shorten position. This reconstruction can be accomplished by using the patient’s own tissue, also known as a Broström procedure, or utilize a cadaver tendon, also called an allograft, if the patient’s own tissue is too stretched out or different. For added stability and to help prevent re-injury, the surgeon may also tighten the retinaculum, a band of fibrous tissue that helps hold the ankle in proper alignment.

 

Make of it what you will.  Just a part of being a professional NFL players.

 

Most of the time with any injury surgery should be a last resort.  The best case is the body healing itself.  That is probably the case with Cam.  It's something that could have healed on it's own but didn't so while there is still time go ahead and do the surgery.

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4Corners Grand Master

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They wanted to see whether or not the ankle would heal by itself in the off-season. Surgery was the last option I guess.

 

This makes sense, as long as what they are disclosing is true. Cam would be ripped a new one if he accidently hurt his ankle playing pick up basketball in Auburn, Alabama. 

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