A strained meniscus is the most painful injury to play with

GonzoLays · Post #1 » by **GonzoLays** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 4:50 pm

I got this from the Pittsburgh Gazette:

Pittsburgh Gazette wrote:"Falling. Kneeling. Going the wrong way. Throw 245 pounds on your body and cut every which way and see how long your joints last," said Raiders linebacker Travian Smith.

Smith has missed every Raiders game since Halloween because of a torn knee ligament. He lost most of the 2003 season after playing on a strained meniscus ligament, considered one of the most painful injuries in the NFL. After the meniscus goes, an athlete can spend years "wiggling" his knee into place when it locks up during a game, but pros generally try to play through the excruciating pain.

Anybody else know of some other stories about players playing with a strained meniscus? I can't find any other stories about it on google because they are all about Paul.

SuigintouEV · Post #2 » by **SuigintouEV** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 5:02 pm

I think the lakers' own lamar Odom had it just last year

DEEP3CL · Post #3 » by **DEEP3CL** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 6:10 pm

SuigintouEV wrote:I think the lakers' own lamar Odom had it just last year

No he didn't have knee problems, most of Lamar's injuries have always been with his shoulder which has been operated on twice. He has never knee problems

s e n s i · Post #4 » by **s e n s i** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 11:54 pm

I think a broken leg or a shattered skull would be harder to play with than strained meniscus

Pogue Mahone · Post #5 » by **Pogue Mahone** » Sat Jun 7, 2008 11:59 pm

Meniscus is the cushion between the lower femur/upper tibia. If you have a tear of the meniscus, you can have tracking problems, clicking, popping, etc. Usually a simple scope is done to repair the tear.

As far as a strain of the meniscus, usually it involves a form of bone bruise of either the femur, tibia or both. Anyone who has experienced a bruise on the bone of a fingertip knows that it really smarts. Now imagine a load-bearing joint, in a high impact environment, on a very large human.

The biggest issue, though, is the general instability in the joint itself that can lead to a further related injury.

daveisceltics · Post #6 » by **daveisceltics** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 8:45 am

There's a doctor in the house!

But seriously thanks for the info.

cloverleaf · Post #7 » by **cloverleaf** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:38 am

Thanks for the info, Pogue. What do you think about this TrueHoop article?

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-3 ... alist.html

Kids Are Alright · Post #8 » by **Kids Are Alright** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 2:54 pm

I think this just plain sucks. Period. I don't care what Dr. Phil thinks or the commentators or anyone else regarding the Pierce flopping issue. They're either old or not players themselves anymore so they can say what they want to make themselves look better.

This is a real tough matchup with the lakers, here. A gimpy knee on the toughest man to defend is going to make him look Wally-like, I'm afraid and may lead to a worse injury, based on that orhopedist's point of view.

Sure, Pierce's game doesn't require lightning speed, but it does require elevation, fast first step and that requires a stable knee.

I'd much rather have been blown out in game 1 and have a healthy PP for the rest of the series. Arrrghhh. :banghead:

Pogue Mahone · Post #9 » by **Pogue Mahone** » Sun Jun 8, 2008 4:53 pm

No, I am not a doctor. I have experienced the injury. Well, to be honest, my injury was more like Shaun Livingston's. I was on a jump with 160th SOAR and tried to play the tough guy. I reached down, with the palm of my hand, and slammed the patella back into place so I could walk off the jump zone under my own power. I have had seven surgeries total on my left knee (including 4 scopes.) I am well aware of the inner workings of the knee :nonono: