12 Weeks for a Dislocation?

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JUST IN! Being a receiver, he more than likely would require good use of his hands, that happen to be connected to the wrist.

At least that's what I've been told by the surgeon general.
 
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If he is on Obamacare I would suggest he's waiting on authorization. Beyond that, I have no idea. <blue font here, please>
 
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Part of the problem is that "wrist dislocation" is a very generic term because there are many different dislocations that happen around wrist. Sometimes it can be a simple dislocation, then sometimes it's a fracture-dislocation. It can happen around several of the 8 carpal bones or even into the end of the two forearm bones.

Regardless, these usually need some kind of surgery to stabilize....pins, plates, or screws. And that doesn't completely stabilize it. Usually requires 4-6 weeks of immobilization even after a surgery. Then at six weeks, the wrist can begin to be rehabbed. But it takes quite some time to get the range of motion and strength back after all that. Sometimes another 6-8 weeks before being able to return to activities.

That's how it gets to 12 weeks.
 
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A mid-70s metal cleat dislocated my finger - I went to the sideline with it looking like a "z". "Trainer" did the look-away-for-a-sec and pulled it, then taped it to other finger and I went right back in. I never saw a Dr. and I just kept on taping my fingers together. Today the finger looks gnarled and ugly.

Not a good comparison with Jennings, other than to say fix it properly and let it heal.
 
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A dislocation in the wrist isn't the same as a dislocated finger, toe, kneecap or shoulder. The multiple carpal bones making up majority of the bone components of the wrist are encased in ligaments to tie everything together. The most commonly dislocated carpals are the Lunate and often time that comes with a scaphoid fracture as well. Back in my day the fractured scaphoid wasn't pinned but immobilized for several weeks with close observation for bone destruction due to its limited blood supply. It is a fairly rare but serious( not life threatening) injury. Haven't heard anything about other fractures such as distal radius or ulna and the mechanism didn't appear to me to extend beyond the carpal scenario.
 
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I didn't know Volnation had so many Dr's........ I will come here for all my future Orthopedic needs. Do yall take Obama Care ?
 
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Captain Awesome said:
This is in no way a criticism and it is coming from someone without the medical knowledge to be able to understand. I am genuinely seeking information. But I've never heard of someone missing an entire season because of a dislocation. A few weeks, sure. But how is something worse not the problem if they think he'll miss that long? I've dislocated a shoulder before (not severely) and the doctor suggested (not required) me to sit a couple of weeks. I played with a guy who dislocated fingers that bent the complete opposite way and he was in a stint for a couple of weeks and still played. Has anyone heard any more details regarding why JJ will be out so long?
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he had surgery yesterday. was any surgery involved in your examples?
 
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Can someone please send the Post-op X-rays, so we can all critique the surgeon and surgery?
 
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TrueOrange said:
There's a lot of bones that make up the wrist is possibly why. It's unfortunately a lot of little bones making it up instead of a simple "one pops back into the other" like the shoulder joint.

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Did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night?
 
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quadlee21 said:
I didn't know Volnation had so many Dr's........ I will come here for all my future Orthopedic needs. Do yall take Obama Care ?
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OrangeDog said:
Can someone please send the Post-op X-rays, so we can all critique the surgeon and surgery?
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Exactly what I was hoping for on here
Only thing missing would be 83% of would be doctors clamoring for the resident or on call surgeon bc he "can slice better" than thestarter.
 
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Besteresque said:
Per John Brice on Twitter

. @UTCoachJones: Jauan Jennings out indefinitely, no timetable yet. (Vickers, Berry) questionable. See how they go.
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I would expect Jones to not have a "public" timetable on Jennings (or anyone else) if he follows his typical response to injuries.
 
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VOL 4 Life 83 said:
I was a paramedic for quite some time and now I'm a 2nd year med student so I'll throw my 2 cents in there...

Dislocations of the wrist can be quite serious. LOTS of tendons, nerves, arteries and veins travel through some insanely small spaces. The small bones of the wrist make it hard to diagnose a fracture within a few days of injury due to swelling, which may mask the fracture. Some bones, particularly the scaphoid (where old timers snort the snuff off the base of their thumb), require pin placemat because they receive less blood supply than other bones and can actually die. I don't know the extent of his injury but based on his supposed recovery timeline it sounds like a significant injury....

I know we have some attending MD's on this board so please correct me if anything doesn't sound right
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You are completely correct in your assessment.
 
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Wrist injuries stink! sprains etc take weeks to heal. Can't imagine a dislocation. Ouch!
 
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Who was the kid about 10 years ago from Oklahoma that was a high school qb? He was a great athlete but always injured. Anyway, I seem to remember him having a sprained wrist and missing a huge amount of time. It might have been Gerald Jones
 
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VOL 4 Life 83 said:
I hope this is your surgeon sarcasm showing. I agree a simple dislocation he could be able to play through for a short time after reduced, which is why I alluded to a broke bone. Carpal or distal radius fracture, surgery, 4-8 week recovery, rehabilitation...

Not completely out of the question it would take 12 weeks to recover. Maybe the reporting on a dislocated wrist is wrong and it was more of a fracture
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I guess they don't cover the humerus till the third year of med school.
 
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Captain Awesome said:
This is in no way a criticism and it is coming from someone without the medical knowledge to be able to understand. I am genuinely seeking information. But I've never heard of someone missing an entire season because of a dislocation. A few weeks, sure. But how is something worse not the problem if they think he'll miss that long? I've dislocated a shoulder before (not severely) and the doctor suggested (not required) me to sit a couple of weeks. I played with a guy who dislocated fingers that bent the complete opposite way and he was in a stint for a couple of weeks and still played. Has anyone heard any more details regarding why JJ will be out so long?
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Couple of years ago I had a "dislocation" in my elbow, which also included 3 broken bones (one requiring replacement with a metal implant), and 2 ligaments torn off the bone. Significant surgery and 3 months off work. I know where Jennings is at right now and it sucks. The recovery time is about right, 2 years later the elbow is strong but will never be the same. Probably the same for his wrist.
 
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LordBolton said:
Couple of years ago I had a "dislocation" in my elbow, which also included 3 broken bones (one requiring replacement with a metal implant), and 2 ligaments torn off the bone. Significant surgery and 3 months off work. I know where Jennings is at right now and it sucks. The recovery time is about right, 2 years later the elbow is strong but will never be the same. Probably the same for his wrist.
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Elbow dislocations are no joke, takes a hell of a lot of force to accomplish that task
 
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