Comments on: Surgery for Simmonds; no Smyth

By: number 6

number 6 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:51:19 +0000

I just decided to read this thread to see if anyone had more info then ‘mysterious Terry’. You guys are great. Obviously no one knows for sure but at least I get a feel for what a meniscus injury is about. Thank you.

Also, agree with Jet…. you can’t replace a Wayne Simmonds.

By: jet

jet — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:56:28 +0000

You cannot replace a Wayne Simmonds.
Here is hoping he is 100% by the playoffs.
Is anyone else starting to feel the cool winds of the Andy Murray curse?

By: Player-X

Player-X — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:02:08 +0000

I see this as a potential positive. Long-term, the team learns to adapt, increasing versatility and spreading the responsibility and accountability around. (Too many “ilities?”) We learned to win without Smyth and Scuderi, we can learn to win without Smyth and Simmonds. Even if we don’t go undefeated, we learn. In ’93, Gretzky played his first game in January, and he stepped back into a team that was much improved for his absence. Simmonds has been excellent, but if somebody can adjust to fill Simmond’s game style, it will be a benefit overall.

By: Chris Bond

Chris Bond — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:42:38 +0000

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Mother EFFER…..I know that most of you wont agree, but this is as big as Smyth being out if not bigger. Simmer is pure grit, I really think that this hurts more then most of you think. Dont get me wrong we miss Symth and he is a great player, but he is a awfull skater, ever notice how much he falls down? This sucks, get better Wayne.

By: 32 Peter Eggum

32 Peter Eggum — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:08:10 +0000

2 weeks maybe! tops 3..

By: holly

holly — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:06:18 +0000

Key word being normal. Normal is generally considered normal for the majority of the population. Playing hockey is not considered normal. And as I’ve been saying, if it’s in a vascular portion of the meniscus, they’ll probably aim to repair it. Which means internal stitches. And that’ll mean longer immobilization + rehab to be sure nothing is done to displace the stitches.

By: Brian D.

Brian D. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:51:35 +0000

Knee Meniscus Surgery
Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 – 02:56 by egizzi
The normal knee joint has 2 peripheral rings of soft cartilage around each side of the joint. These cartilage rings are called meniscus cartilage. There is a medial meniscus (on the inside part of the knee) and a lateral meniscus (on the outside part of the knee).
When injured, the meniscus cartilage can tear, resulting in a flap of meniscus that catches inside the knee joint (not unlike a hangnail catches on objects). When this occurs, the problem can be easily treated by a relatively small, outpatient surgery called a knee arthroscopy. Knee arthroscopy involves 2 or 3 small (1/4 inch) incisions used to insert a small video camera into the knee joint to visualize the torn meniscus, and other instruments to trim off or repair the torn part of the meniscus (often like clipping off the hangnail). This type of surgery is extremely successful and allows patients to return to very active lifestyles without further problems in most cases. Recovery is usually quick, returning patients back to normal activities within a few days to a few weeks.

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:31:04 +0000

I’m not worried about Simmonds at all.

I’ve been through physical therapy a couple of times and the folks with the mensicus surgeries are done with that rehab in 3 weeks.

There will be conditioning time after that, I imagine.

I think we’ll see him in time for the Sharks on January 11th or thereabouts.

Hope everything goes smoothly for you Wayne!

By: JT Snow

JT Snow — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:14:25 +0000

Meniscus isn’t as minor as you might think..
Two of my buddies have torn them and once or twice a year have to miss hockey as they reinjured the knee.
I am sure Simmonds will be evaluated and trained by the best but this is dangerous..

By: holly

holly — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:14:17 +0000

I’m intrigued…
There’s a difference in treatment and recovery time for a repair versus a removal of the damaged portion. Most of the time there’s some removal because it’s fairly tricky to repair… I had a repair and a year or so later was back to have a meniscectomy because things didn’t heal properly.

I wonder if “repair” is Rich’s summary or Murray’s. If it’s Murray’s, that’s a bad thing. Repairs take longer to heal. And we all know TM is a Doctor now.