![]() Alex Smiths complicated recovery has been very well documented and took about 2 years. Paul George took about 8 months to return to the NBA. Individual cases from the world of pro sports support the longer scenarios. From personal experience I can tell you that successful return is typically much longer than for a closed fracture. There is simply not enough published data available to predict return to sports after treatment for an open tibia fracture. Timing Of Return To Sports After Open Tibia Fracture: Unknown Tibia fractures treated surgically had a range of 12 weeks to 54 weeks for return to sport fractures treated without surgery ranged from 28 weeks to 182 weeks Timelines for return to sports were highly variable. 91.5% of patients with tibial shaft fractures treated surgically returned to sports, although fewer (an average of 75% in different studies) returned to the same level of play.Ħ6.7% treated nonsurgically returned to sports. ![]() One review paper found these general statistics: Most of the published research on tibia fractures involves treatment of fractures without an initial break in the skin (a closed fracture). For example, a football player injured outdoors on grass has a different exposure compared to a basketball player playing indoors. Open fractures in specific environments may lead to exposure to specific bacteria. The most likely bacteria to contaminate a wound are the normal bacteria that are found on the skin surface of your body. As of this writing, I’ve not seen any publicly disclosed details about the extent of the skin opening in Tigers injury. The likelihood that bacteria have entered the fracture site is dependent on a number of variables including the severity of the injury, the damage to soft-tissues, and the environment where the injury occurred. For Tiger, Paul George, and Alex Smith the initial operations were done within a few hours from the injury.Īll open fractures are considered contaminated because of the communication between the fracture site and the environment outside of the body. When a broken bone penetrates the skin there is a need for emergency treatment to clean the skin, preserve muscle and other soft tissues, and to stabilize the bone. This is an important distinction compared to fractures that don’t go through the skin. ![]() The bone healing is critically important, of course, but for open fractures it’s the skin healing and possibility of infection that often determine the success of overall healing.Īn open fracture is a broken bone that penetrates the skin. The key with each of these athletes is that they have a type of injury called an open fracture, one in which the broken bone is exposed to the outside environment through an opening in the skin. There is much that we don’t know about Tigers injury, but there are some general conclusions we can make based on the published scientific literature. ![]() Paul George and Alex Smith are two famous American athletes who made it back to their professional sports after a serious tibia fracture.Įveryone interested in golf is asking the question: will Tiger play again Timing of return to sports after treatment for an open tibia fracture are unknown, but typically much longer than return after a fracture without a break in the skin.An open fracture, in which the broken bone is exposed to the outside environment through a break in the skin is a serious and unique situation requiring emergency, complex treatment.Tibia fractures are complicated injuries, typically requiring many months of recovery before a return to sports.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |