donemilio21 wrote:Bad things happen to Clippers after a laker win. Usually..
Also its quiet a coincidence that the announcement came before a Hornets game and Blake injured his knee in a hornets game
I understood that part.. But can you folks give like previous examples other than this? :3
Clippers' Blake Griffin takes setback in stride
Now, "the only option was surgery," he said. "From the beginning there were two options, to have surgery or to let it heal, and letting it heal would be the quicker option. So we had to give that a try.
"There's nothing structurally wrong with my knee, you just have to take care of the problem," he said. "I'd much rather get this done now and be able to play 100% at the beginning of next season."
Griffin, 20, is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles. He expects to be on crutches for about a week and for his full recovery to take between four and six months.
"Right now I'm shooting to be [in] full force sometime later in the summer," he said. "It's frustrating, but at the same time this is the best choice for me."
Jim Peltz, LA Times
Griffin's surgery decision was last resort
"It relieves any expectations for this season," Griffin said. "Now I'm looking forward to next season."
By not logging a single minute during the 2009-10 regular season, Griffin will officially start the 2010-11 season as a rookie. He'll be eligible for the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, but other issues surrounding his status remain uncertain.
"Hopefully next year I won't have to get doughnuts or wear a backpack or anything like that," he said. "I'm going to sit down and have a meeting with the veterans, so we'll see."
Kevin Arnovits, ESPN Los Angeles
gensu3k1 wrote:Have we heard exactly what Griffin's knee surgery entails?
I'm highly suspicious of the front office's statements regarding Griffin's knee, and whether they ever really thought it would be 6-8 weeks.
Blake Griffin Undergoes Successful Surgery
Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin underwent successful surgery on his left knee Wednesday morning at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Center in Los Angeles.
The two-part procedure, specifically termed a left patellar fragment excision and a patellar tendon repair “couldn’t have gone better” according to Dr. Neal ElAttrache who performed the surgery. Dr. ElAttrache was assisted by Dr. Steven Shimoyama, the Clippers’ Team Physician. Dr. ElAttrache went on to say “the expectation is that Blake will undergo a sequential rehabilitation program that should have him back in action in four to six months.”
Authorized medical personnel will be available to address the news media at STAPLES Center prior to this evening’s Clippers-Bulls game, at 5:30 PM in the Avengers locker room.
Griffin, the first overall selection in the 2009 NBA Draft, suffered a non-displaced stress fracture of his left patella during the Clippers’ last preseason game vs. the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, October 23rd.
Clippers.com
Blake Griffin's knee, dissected
We often see news releases from teams describing "successful surgery" on a player (still waiting to see the first release announcing "unsuccessful surgery"), but rarely do we hear such details of the operation as we heard about the patellar fragment excision performed on Clippers rookie Blake Griffin's left knee Wednesday.
Dr. Steven Shimoyama, who assisted Dr. Neal ElAttrache on the surgery, appeared on the Clippers pregame show on FSN Prime Ticket to discuss the procedure -- and even brought a model of the knee joint to illustrate his points.
According to Dr. Shimoyama, they cut into the patellar tendon, spread open the tendon's fibers, then removed a three-centimeter bone spur that had formed. They also found two other one-centimeter calcifications on the side of the knee and removed those. Then the tendon was sewed up. The next step was platelet-rich plasma therapy, a still-emerging treatment for athletes that is supposed to promote faster healing. (Dr. ElAttrache was quoted in this New York Times story about the procedure last year). Griffin's own blood was drawn and spun through a centrifuge to separate the red blood cells from the protein-rich platelets, which were sprayed on the tendon. In addition, a hole was drilled into the patella to draw out more blood. Finally, they scoped the interior of his knee to examine his meniscus and ligaments. Dr. Shimoyama said they were "in very good shape."
Griffin's recovery time is projected to be four to six months.
J.A. Adande, ESPN
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