What is Prothro's status

[Dinkin_Flicka]

Here's a dumb question: If Saban comes in and really wanted to "clean house," would this include positions like team doctor? I dont know anything about Les Fowler, but I've never heard a positive comment about him as far as I can remember.

As far as Prothro, I'd like to see him live his life with no limp and an otherwise healed leg. I dont think football is in the cards.

 

[Willis]

I was under the impression that due to the severity of the injury that he needed surgery right then and there...emergency surgery if you will. I don't believe they thought they had the luxury of waiting to "cherry pick" an orthopaedic surgeon seeing as how he was in danger of losing his leg. Also, wasn't it reported at one point that Pro in fact did have an infection but it wasn't Staph? Kind of common when dirt and grass imbeds it's self in to deep tissue wounds.

 

[nooneLT]

According to Lyle Cain the reason Fowler operated instead of Andrews was that the tibia and fibia and whatever else were supposedly Fowler's specialties. I think that he should be dropped from the staff.

It was great to watch Prothro come onto the field with the game ball for the Iron Bowl. I love the kid, but at the same time it was somewhat disheartening because he was trying so hard to jogg and could not even do that. I hope and pray that God will help him overcome this injury and play at half the level he played at last year.

He goes to most of the home basketball games and sits in the corner behind the Alabama bench. I've noticed that he does not have trouble walking around at Coleman Coliseum like he did when he brought out the game ball.

from what i've heard...not saying there's any validity to it...is that prothro didn't have a real insurance and only the one that's available to athletes which made it impossible for him to leave tuscaloosa for the surgery. considering the surgery took place that night, fowler did the surgery.

 

[HavenTide]

Exactly. James Andrews is known widely for being the best in the business and has treated many NFL stars.

RTR forever!

I think Andrews primarily does work on the joints and Prothro's injury was not in the joints (though it did create a new one, but I don't think that counts)....I would have to think that is Andrews was available to do the surgery he would just because of his rep.

I don't recall him doing anything other than joint work though, except for that Kenny Mayne piece where he removed Warren Moon's butterfingers

 

[UA All the Way]

From what I've heard, Prothro actually hurt his leg a couple plays earlier but refused to come out. Then he made it worse on the play we remember.

 

[skip2004]

Pro could rehab just in time to enter the draft in 08'.

 

[bamabryan]

from what i've heard...not saying there's any validity to it...is that prothro didn't have a real insurance and only the one that's available to athletes which made it impossible for him to leave tuscaloosa for the surgery. considering the surgery took place that night, fowler did the surgery.

This is what I've heard as well. I've heard that John Croyle had a health a insurance plan and Brodie was on it. He insisted that Andrews perform the surgery.

Also, my understanding is that Larry LeMack was at the game. He is an outstanding doctor as well. From what I've heard, LeMack left the game just before Prothro's injury. The story I've heard is that he had to go to the All-Barn game that night. Prothro's injury was very nasty and subseptable to infection and it was best to go ahead and do the surgery rather than wait on another doctor.

I don't know how accurate any of this is. Maybe one of the moderators can enlighten us.

Considering Fowler's track record, I think we all agree it would have been best for another doctor to perform the operation.

 

[NationalTitles18]

Prothro supposedly (it was reported) had another surgery this fall. For what I'm not sure.

As far as infection goes, anytime you have an OPEN fracture (the bone was sticking through the skin) the infection rate is high. I'd be surprised if someone had that injury on a grass field with a bunch of folks running all over it, spitting on it, and what not and they did not get an infection. Anyone with any medical knowledge whatsoever knows this. Everyone else blames the medical staff when it happens. Nosocomial infections are too common, but I'm not sure we can blame anyone for this because it may very well have been acquired on the field.

 

[Crimson-Blitz]

There's not a doctor in the world that has specific knowledge that would have taken Tyrone to a level of rehabilitation significantly further than where he is right now.

Tyrone should be given full access, at no charge, to all University academic resources including graduate programs so that he can prepare himself for life beyond The University.

 

[jeremy]

Tyrone should be given full access, at no charge, to all University academic resources including graduate programs so that he can prepare himself for life beyond The University.

Didnt that pontiac game changing performance of the year give the school $100,000 in scholorship money?

 

[NOSty]

Didnt that pontiac game changing performance of the year give the school $100,000 in scholorship money?

Actually, it was 110K. 10K for winning play of the week and then the 100K for winning the play of the year.

 

[RT3413]

To the insurance questions, Pro was injured as a student athlete performing under the direction and supervision of the University of Alabama Athletics Department, making them liable for his care and treatment. Even if any parent has an insurance policy on their child it doesn't cover this kind of injury under these circumstances unless they have a special rider. The University has an insurance plan that covers all athletes for injuries and pays for their treatments. In fact, the insurance policy even covers more drastic circumstances if you catch my drift.

Pro was operated on by Fowler because Andrews was not available to perform the surgery in the timeline that was medically necessary. And while Fowler is somewhat personality deprived he is an excellent physician and has treated many, many injuries. Pro's infection was neither surprising nor can it be laid at the hands of Fowler.

 

[bamanut_aj]

Pro could rehab just in time to enter the draft in 08'.

hell, so could I.

seriously, then what? been out of football for nearly 3 years, and go to the combine? Not saying it's impossible, but it's very, very unlikely.

 

[BAMAFAN IN NY]

After watching him bring the game ball out vs. Auburn, I would be surprised if he plays ever again, or at least not until the 2008 season. His health is most important, blowing out all 3 knee ligaments would have been a less damaging injury, that was gruesome and a major, major injury that will take a very long time to heal, if ever truly healed, and even then he may not be able to play competitively at such a high level again.

Bamafan in NY, that is a stupid comment, NY must be getting to you. When should they have pulled him out of the game exactly? That was the biggest and best win for Bama in the last 4 or 5 years and a freak injury occurs late to a great player trying his hardest and you rip the coach for it? That injury could just have easily come on the first play vs. some scrub non-conference team.

It's not like at that stage he was Dwayne Jarrett or Calvin Johnson, he was a young player that still needed as much PT as he could get and he was performing very, very well and at a high level vs. a great team and was one of, if not THE main reason the O was so good up to that point.

There may (or may not) have been many good reasons to can Shula, prothro getting injured late vs. Florida had nothing to do with it (other than maybe the fact the O did change a lot with his absence, but it was still a freak thing that can happen to any player on any play).

i think you guys missed my sarcasm about shula being responsible for prothro's injury-- i thought putting the hindsight part in there would make that clear

 

[hightide5]

I wish that was possible skip.