[News] Late For Work 5/20: Ravens Withdraw Replay Proposal; Feeling Jalen Ramsey's Pain

[Maryland]

@TheConquerorWorm

Really good summary/explanation of microfracture surgery, thank you

[RRRRRavens]

6 hours ago, TheConquerorWorm said:

It's not ridiculous, it's medical science. Microfracture surgery is used to repair damaged articular cartilage (the coating on the ends of the bone - think the end of a chicken leg). Once cartilage is lost, it cannot be replaced. The surgery creates fibrocartilage in place of the missing cartilage but fibrocartilage is more brittle and less DURABLE. That cartilage rubs directly & constantly against the meniscus (a cartilage disc in the knee in between to two bones). I'm sure that John Urshel can breakdown the physics and mathematics of the effects of friction on two opposing surfaces but it doesn't take a genius to figure out that if one of the surfaces is inferior, it will breakdown over time more frequently. And if one side is rougher (like the microfracture side) it will cause issues on the other surface (like the meniscus side). We don't know if the trauma that Ramsey suffered would have torn the meniscus if healthy or not but there is definitely medical & scientific proof that athletes that have had microfracture surgery are more likely and susceptible to future knee injuries. Only a dozen or so players in the HISTORY of the NFL have ever had microfracture surgery and had a career longer than 5 years. Myles Jack is just the opposite - he tore his meniscus and because of that (and the way it rubs on the articular cartilage) he will need microfracture surgery at some point. It goes both ways.

Nice explanation.  This partly explains the concerns about Myles Jack's future playing time.  When he does get that microfracture surgery his time as a player thereafter will have a high risk of being limited, perhaps severely limited.  And that surgery could come at any time.

[steelcityraven]

who in their right mind gave ZOrr a better grade then CJ and Jimmy Smith the lowest grade on our defense? And Rick Wagner the lowest grade on the offense. Cmon... we should get someone who knows football to write about it!