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Preemptive ACL Surgery?
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:26 am
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:26 am
With so many elite athletes going down from an injury to this tiny ligament, I wonder if in the future some kind of procedure could be developed for athletes to have it replaced/reinforced before it's ever injured. I'm no med student or anything, so it's just a thought.
Haven't there been some pitchers who are already having preemptive Tommy John's too?
Haven't there been some pitchers who are already having preemptive Tommy John's too?
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Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:30 am to TigersforEver
In the future, we will have bionic football players
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:31 am to TigersforEver
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I wonder if in the future some kind of procedure could be developed for athletes to have it replaced/reinforced before it's ever injured
Yeah, yeah....and maybe when you get to be an old man you can get dick surgery. No more peptides.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:48 am to TigersforEver
Are u really at less risk for acl tear after your first one? I'd guess no.
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 11:49 am
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:50 am to TigersforEver
So you are thinking that the ACL will become like Tommy John? I had read where they have started replacing the UCL in HS players, just to make the elbow stronger.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:50 am to TigersforEver
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Haven't there been some pitchers who are already having preemptive Tommy John's too?
No, its just not worth the risk, people come back from TJ at a pretty good clip on the 1st one, but its still not guaranteed and a 2nd TJ is almost a death sentence.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:53 am to sms151t
The surgeries on hs players is what bothers me. It's the result of parents only putting their children through baseball and not developing gpp and other general skills at an early age.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:54 am to TigersforEver
The interesting question would be how the leagues would handle this. In theory, that could be consider a performance enhancer.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 11:56 am to Jcorye1
It is not a performance enhancer if it is medically necessary and prescribed by a physician with documented surgeries or procedures.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 12:16 pm to Chad504boy
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Are u really at less risk for acl tear after your first one? I'd guess no.
i know a lot of people who've torn their already replaced ACL. I'm one of them.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 12:26 pm to Klark Kent
Yep it happens a lot
Posted on 10/16/15 at 12:30 pm to TigersforEver
Your perfectly healthy ACL >>>>> Surgically replaced ACL.
Yes and it's getting a bit out of hand to be honest.
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Haven't there been some pitchers who are already having preemptive Tommy John's too?
Yes and it's getting a bit out of hand to be honest.
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