Anybody know what Chris's status is?

(07-02-2016 09:55 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Anybody know what Chris's status is?

Don't know his status, but clicked on this half expecting to hear he was injured again or decided to give up on playing because of the knee injuries he has sustained.

No news is good news I suppose and hopefully he can get back to 100%. ACL tears typically take a year to recover from after the reconstruction surgery and a full recovery is possible assuming no cartilage damage occurred at the same time. It then becomes an issue of getting over the mental part of it along with not having been on the field for - what is it? 3 years? (since junior year of high school).

(07-06-2016 07:11 AM)MotoRocket Wrote:  

(07-02-2016 09:55 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Anybody know what Chris's status is?

Don't know his status, but clicked on this half expecting to hear he was injured again or decided to give up on playing because of the knee injuries he has sustained.

No news is good news I suppose and hopefully he can get back to 100%. ACL tears typically take a year to recover from after the reconstruction surgery and a full recovery is possible assuming no cartilage damage occurred at the same time. It then becomes an issue of getting over the mental part of it along with not having been on the field for - what is it? 3 years? (since junior year of high school).

Surgery and then re-injured during spring ball?

(07-06-2016 08:03 AM)DetroitRocket Wrote:  

(07-06-2016 07:11 AM)MotoRocket Wrote:  

(07-02-2016 09:55 AM)Boca Rocket Wrote:  Anybody know what Chris's status is?

Don't know his status, but clicked on this half expecting to hear he was injured again or decided to give up on playing because of the knee injuries he has sustained.

No news is good news I suppose and hopefully he can get back to 100%. ACL tears typically take a year to recover from after the reconstruction surgery and a full recovery is possible assuming no cartilage damage occurred at the same time. It then becomes an issue of getting over the mental part of it along with not having been on the field for - what is it? 3 years? (since junior year of high school).

Surgery and then re-injured during spring ball?

Don't remember - was it the same knee and ACL both times. I think that is the case. Have to wonder if it was a botched surgery the first time, he came back too soon, or it is just a freak accident for it to happen again to the same knee. I would hope the proper precautions are being taken and he does not try to come back too soon from the second surgery. Didn't think it was spring ball - at least not from this year.

It's a case-by-case situation with knee surgeries when such major operations are performed during developmental years in high school. My college roommate busted his knee playing baseball in high school, had reconstructive surgery and was told that he would have another one in the next 20 years because of when this first one was performed. Right before college graduation, he stepped on first base in an awkward way playing intramural softball and went under the knife again. This time his body was done growing. He shouldn't have another surgery unless he does something very traumatic to that knee.

(07-06-2016 08:48 AM)Rocket Pirate Wrote:  It's a case-by-case situation with knee surgeries when such major operations are performed during developmental years in high school. My college roommate busted his knee playing baseball in high school, had reconstructive surgery and was told that he would have another one in the next 20 years because of when this first one was performed. Right before college graduation, he stepped on first base in an awkward way playing intramural softball and went under the knife again. This time his body was done growing. He shouldn't have another surgery unless he does something very traumatic to that knee.

Right on point. I tore my ACL half way across when I was 25 and opted to not have the reconstructive surgery. It healed with scar tissue on it's own, but I also experienced some "looseness" in the ligaments of my left knee that led to cartilage problems down the road from playing recreational basketball. I wish I had stopped playing when the knee started to ache after each time I played. I eventually ground the cartilage away and now have bone-to-bone contact that can be very painful at times. Will need artificial surfaces at some point - and that is getting closer to becoming a reality.

That is part of what the older pro football players also suffer from. Surgery was not as good back in the 60's and 70's (including before that and also after that time period) and they suffer years later from "pushing through the pain" in order to play. Eventually you pay the price a second time.

Hope Norwood gets to a full recovery - the one thing he has going for him is that he was 19 when he graduated from high school - so I would expect the 2nd surgery to be better for him. But, he has to take his time on the recovery and rehab. The worst thing is coming back too soon - always a problem with athletes that want to get back out on the stage....

I guess the next 2 questions would be did he have another surgery? Is he still on the active roster, being counted as one of the 85 scholarship players we can have when August comes?

(07-06-2016 09:09 AM)utrocks84 Wrote:  I guess the next 2 questions would be did he have another surgery? Is he still on the active roster, being counted as one of the 85 scholarship players we can have when August comes?

Yes, he is still on the active roster.