This may or may not be the thread for this, but I was curious and google'd "microfracture surgery"... Sounds promising - success w/Amare Stoudamire, Kellen Winslow.. And now both Reggie Bush & Marques Colston had MF surgery this year. Anyway, for Kelly -- looks like it's working well so far!
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What Is Microfracture Surgery?
In a nutshell, Microfracture surgery is a surgical technique for cartilage repair. The procedure works by creating tiny fractures in the underlying bone in the knee, which then causes new cartilage to develop. Basically, the surgeon creates tiny fractures in the bones (using an awl) and then bone marrow and blood, which contain stem cells, seep out of the tiny fractures — This creates a blood clot and the blood clot then releases cartilage-building cells. The human body treats the microfractures (created by the surgeon) as bodily injuries, which is why the knee grows new/replacement cartilage (Read more on Micrfracture surgery).
So how common is this procedure? Well, it’s becoming more common each and every year, but more so in the NBA vs. the NFL. In October of 2005, Phoenix Suns star Amare Stoudamire became one of the highest profile players in professional sports to have Microfracture surgery. Stoudamire returned to the court in March of 2006 (6 months later), but because of stiffness in both of his knees, Stoudamire and his doctors decided to delay Stoud’s return until the start of the 2006-2007 season (roughly 6-7 months after that). So after roughly a full calendar year, Stoudamire return to the game. Did he return to his old form? The answer is yes. During that 2006-2007 NBA season, Stoud was back to his elite ways.
So you’re probably asking yourself, what about football? Are there any professional football players that have bounced back after Microfracture surgery? Unfortunately for fantasy football owners, Microfracture surgery hasn’t yet taken the NFL by storm, at least in terms of high profile skill positions. Kellen Winslow is one success story thus far. The biggest names to date to have the procedure have had the surgery this off-season, or late last season, so the success stories are to be announced.
fantasyfootballxtreme.com/2009/05/23/both-marques-colston-reggie-bush-have-microfracture-procedures/
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