We are not criticizing you. Maybe you can help us understand what we should be thinking about here. Teach us. We know that you have experience here.
Tua to have procedure for high ankle sprain
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Folks are getting a wee bit testy. The interception on the goal line was a TD if Tua had thrown the ball with his usual precision. Our receiver had to slow down and the pass was slow and behind the receiver. The Georgia safety was able to come from 20 feet away and make the interception. I think Tua's ankle was really affecting his play.
Whatever kind of injury he has, I hope he is ready for the Orange Bowl.
Whatever kind of injury he has, I hope he is ready for the Orange Bowl.
If someone tore his syndesmosis, the membrane that holds the fibula and tibia together than the ankle would be very unstable since the distal fibula is the lateral ankle bone and the distal tibia is the medial malleolus of the ankle. A syndemosis tear can be repaired with screws (the traditional method) or, as you correctly pointed out, by the tightrope procedure. Presumably Jalen had a syndesmosis tear that needed stabilization. Tua, however, might have a totally different type of injury that does not require wires or screws in order to stabilize the ankle. An MRI report and an orthopedic consultant's report would contain relevant facts in order to make a prognosis as to when the player may return to playing form. The coach said he might be able to play in a couple of weeks. I saw the way his ankle rolled and that mechanism often causes a TFL tear. With an airsplint, that can be worn while wearing a shoe, one might get enough lateral ankle support to play with a TFL tear. The next game is in 21 days. I suggest a wait and see approach.
Thank you. Since we know that he had some sort of surgery, what might that be if not Tightrope?
Yeah, no one criticizing. Confused by your posts about SDS without any context. Would have been nice to have the explanation upfront.
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Cubswin,
Since Saban is a coach and not an doctor that is the terminology he used. I picked one of several articles about what coach said because the quote is the same whichever source I linked but it was at the top of results. Go watch the video to see for yourself what he said if you like. Since no one from the medical staff has spoken on the issue we only have his word to go on and he isn't going to talk about TFL's and AITFL's or even PTFL's and is going to use colloquial terms instead. Few here would get those terms or fully understand their significance anyway. Speaking in layman's terms to laymen is not a sin. Everyone here admits that there is a lot of guessing going on as to the exact nature of the injury and procedure. Thanks for your input, though.
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Since Saban is a coach and not an doctor that is the terminology he used. I picked one of several articles about what coach said because the quote is the same whichever source I linked but it was at the top of results. Go watch the video to see for yourself what he said if you like. Since no one from the medical staff has spoken on the issue we only have his word to go on and he isn't going to talk about TFL's and AITFL's or even PTFL's and is going to use colloquial terms instead. Few here would get those terms or fully understand their significance anyway. Speaking in layman's terms to laymen is not a sin. Everyone here admits that there is a lot of guessing going on as to the exact nature of the injury and procedure. Thanks for your input, though.
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Apparently it was done yesterday. Part of this is probably that Saban really doesn’t want anyone to know - especially OU.
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Those of us who have had a high ankle sprain can attest that they are horribly painful. I personally don’t see how he played anymore at all. I couldn’t stand on mine. I literally crawled out of the REC center to my car and had crutches for 2 weeks and then hobbled another 2. I thought CNS should have put Jalen in then. I don’t make 11 million but it all worked out. I’ll just say we are blessed, truly blessed if Tua cannot go to have Jalen!!! Like CNS, “We can win with both guys!”
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Re: Tua ankle which one or both?
My fear is that OU will do this too and our LBs are not the best in covering in space. I don’t know if it wouldn’t be worth trying to play defense with a limited use of Lbs and opt for more safety type players in the game.
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Being at the game, I can assure you that we had RBs running absolutely uncovered out of the backfield all night. Yet Tua rarely targeted them. Kirby made a decision to not allow the deep downfield throws and he left the RBs totally unaccounted for. We have to incorporate the RBs back into the passing game.
My fear is that OU will do this too and our LBs are not the best in covering in space. I don’t know if it wouldn’t be worth trying to play defense with a limited use of Lbs and opt for more safety type players in the game.
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Parsing what little we have, I don't remember his being as optimistic as two weeks with Jalen. Of course, it could just be coach speak...
A coworker today told me that Tua could have his leg amputated and Coach Saban would say that his leg was fine and he could've come back and played if needed. :tongue:
I had a high ankle sprain 30 years ago. It wasn’t 2 weeeks , it was more like 4 or 5. Of course we have made huge advancements in sports medicine since then. My biggest thing is the long term affects of this injury. My ankle is a little unstable and more easily rolled than the other ankle. Also, there is less range of motion And the ankle is noticeably bigger.
Not often but it happens from time to time. Just in the last 30 years it’s only happened to 7 people who finished in the top ten.
1989- Ty Detmer finished 9th
1992- Charlie Ward finished 6th
1995- Danny Wuerffel finished 3rd
1997- Ricky Williams finished 5th
2003- Matt Leinart finished 6th
2004- Reggie Bush finished 5th
2016- Baker Mayfield finished 3rd
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