I’ll just report this one as it came to me…
“Kings forward Justin Williams today underwent successful ankle surgery. The expected recovery time is 12 weeks. The surgical procedure was performed by Dr. Ken Jung of Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic.”
I suppose, in a literal sense, the ankle is a part of the leg, but I’m not sure that fits the spirit of the “broken leg” that reporters were told, by Terry Murray, that Williams had suffered.
Regardless, it seems possible that Williams might be able to return this season…
I’m currently in India for the holidays so I may be slightly delirious…but i think this is good news?
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Back for the playoffs then? I hope, anyway.
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Good news shakes? No a broken shin would heal a lot easier then a broken ankle. All those pesky moving parts. This defenitly (in my opinion) is worse.
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So…3 months of recovery plus a couple of weeks to get his strength back. If this works out it means he could be back in time for the playoff push towards the end of March. Seems to be as good of a scenario as we could have hoped for. It means at the very least we’ll have Willie for the playoffs, and that’s exactly when this trade is really going to pay off. Best wishes to you Willie, can’t wait to see you back better than ever.
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We will get Williams back just in time for him to help us lose the 1st over all pick :/
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We’ll be fine, sans depth, without JW.
I think many of us underestimate just how good this team is.
They will spend the next 20+ games proving just how good they are.
Win one for JW, Boys!
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Deader2818 wouldn’t your time be more well spent following the Ducks…eegad have some faith!
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great…so this will have an effect on what we do for the trade deadline
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Rich:
Lower part of the leg = ankle
Plates on both sides of the lower leg (tibia/fibula) would be the same as ankle surgery. The key question would be, are the malleoli of the ankle fractured, or are they intact? This would affect the recovery time.
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Looks like Anthonyy may have a shot at winning that bet now
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Why does Patrick O’Neil get more info then you rich? Did he say tibia or fibula along with the ligaments?
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fro is PLAYING!!!!!!
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A lot jump in their step tonight..Fro, Kopi, Brown, Smyth, Simmonds…the list goes on..all of them looking good so far
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…the toe bone connected to the foot bone, and the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, and the ankle bone connected to the leg bone…
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Thing about the bet with Anthonyy–
If he DOESN’T win the bet now, won’t that be embarrasing?
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Quispie–
But the ankle bones have to do all that moving stuff, from side to side and from back to front…
Where’s Dr. Seuss?
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3bcrown:
Didn’t hear Patrick O’Neal..
If ligaments are involved, the ankle was injured.
Two plates = tibia and fibula.
Ankle fracture = longer, more painful rehab.
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A sellout?!?!?!?!?!?!
It’s about time!
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What’s up with Fro? Skating fast out there, nice
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Yeah, Frolov is on fire tonight!
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No need to rush him back come back next season fully recoverd
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The Truth -
When the distal fibula breaks in half, the ankle syndesmosis ligaments completely tear. This results in not only a broken “leg” but also a very severe high ankle sprain. In this case, a fracture is better than just a sever high ankle sprain because of the following surgical procedure…
One plate is applied with multiple screws to the two displaced fibula bones to re-align the bone as well as support the integrity of the bone.
Then, three to four screws are inserted through the sysndesmosis joint (just above the “ankle”) to draw the joint together. This allows the ligements to scar down and the joint to resist movement.
When the fracture is healed, they will back the screws out of the syndesmosis joint and leave the fibular plate intact.
The fibula only bear 10% of a single leg’s weight and therefor the majority of the rehaab will be to regain ankle mobility and strength.
He will be 12 – 14 weeks, minimum.
You can rest on this topic now, trust me.
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Bummer for Willy… he cant catch a break…
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