How is RGIII?

[Duckus]

**** thats not good. Let's say it's true, whats the recovery time for MCL?

No. It would be good. MCL requires rest and no surgery (I believe). 100% full strength by training camp. If it is his ACL we are talking 1 year and surgery.

[NewCliche21]

4-8 weeks

For surgery and recovery? wow, that's encouraging.

I don't know where just654 got that from, but that's completely wrong. It's around four months.

[just654]

For surgery and recovery? wow, that's encouraging.

according to this website...with an torn MCL, no surgery is needed

http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions...treatment.html

Recovery times differ depending on the severity of the injury:


•A minor, or grade 1, MCL tear can take from a few days to a week and a half to heal sufficiently for you to return to normal activities, including sports.
•A grade 2 tear can take from two to four weeks to heal.
•A grade 3 tear usually takes from four to eight weeks to heal, unless it is associated with damage to the ACL, in which case the recovery time may be longer.

[pjfootballer]

I don't think it was the ACL. Looked more like reinjuring the LCL or MCL. ACL injuries occur more when planted and twisting the knee. But I didn't go to school for that soooooo lol.......I am a lungs guy, if he had problems breathing I could lend my expert advise lol

Did read somewhere that he is walking with no limp at all and climbing the podium stairs like nothing happened. Maybe just aggravated the knee

The knee went sideways, which is kind of what happened when he originally injured the LCL. Usually ACLs, the knee bends backwards. I didn't see it bend backwards. I think he just aggrevated the LCL.

[cphil006]

4-8 weeks

Is that for drain or tear and surgery? Mcl would be much less of a negative impact than acl

[NewCliche21]

4-8 weeks

according to this website...with an torn MCL, no surgery is needed

http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions...treatment.html

Recovery times differ depending on the severity of the injury:


•A minor, or grade 1, MCL tear can take from a few days to a week and a half to heal sufficiently for you to return to normal activities, including sports.
•A grade 2 tear can take from two to four weeks to heal.
•A grade 3 tear usually takes from four to eight weeks to heal, unless it is associated with damage to the ACL, in which case the recovery time may be longer.

You left out the part about other injury to the knee and that this is in addition to a reaggrivation of an LCL injury.

Less than two months is just magical thinking and it's annoying that this is the information that you found. Not that you did anything wrong; you're just posting what you saw.

[The Trashman]

Well it depends on the level and severity to better gauge recovery and rehabilitation time.

If MCL, it could possibly be Grade 1, II or III. The higher the grade, the higher the possibility he may have a combination of both MCL and ACL. Worst case, if he has both MCL and ACL, we could be looking at 1 year of recovery. If it is a "minor" Grade 1 MCL, we are talking weeks.

Just wait and see what the docs say.

[cphil006]

The knee went sideways, which is kind of what happened when he originally injured the LCL. Usually ACLs, the knee bends backwards. I didn't see it bend backwards. I think he just aggrevated the LCL.

It did look like it bent sideways but the other way than the lcl did so I'm thinking mcl but prob a sprain... I feel confident he will participate in mini camp but I'm anxiously awaiting MRI results like everyone else

[just654]

You left out the part about other injury to the knee and that this is in addition to a reaggrivation of an LCL injury.

Less than two months is just magical thinking and it's annoying that this is the information that you found. Not that you did anything wrong; you're just posting what you saw.

If I am wrong I am sorry, I just google recovery time on a torn MCL and this is what came up

[rskin72]

Well, not an expert in MCL, but have torn my ACL and, AP nonwithstanding, the doctors who operated on my knee told me it would take a year to be fully recovered. As far as seeing him walking on the sidelines and such....that is not a huge deal as I tore my ACL playing softball, and after the initial moments spent on the ground wondering what had happened, I returned to the game (catcher, and had to keep my injured leg extended due to the swelling) to continue to play. I had no clue what I had done to my knee. The next day I went on a work related trip.....did not get the knee looked at for another week. Not saying that to impress anyone, just to say that merely because RGIII was up and walking around really does not mean anything as far as what could have happened to his knee. Also, I read on ESPN that he was having difficulty dressing due to his knee and potential loss of stability. That is not good.....

From the looks of the picture of his knee "flexing" wrong, I would think some ligament has been popped. And, no I am not a doctor (but I did sleep at a Holiday inn Express). Just wonder about how bad the initial injury was vs the buzzards now, and was the advice of Dr. Andrews followed in recovery.

[NewCliche21]

If I am wrong I am sorry, I just google recovery time on a torn MCL and this is what came up

No no, don't apologize! I was trying to say that you're not doing anything wrong by posting that, you're just trying to help out and reporting what you've researched. That's better than most of us who are just wringing our hands and arguing over a benching decision.

---------- Post added January-7th-2013 at 09:45 AM ----------

Well, not an expert in MCL, but have torn my ACL and, AP nonwithstanding, the doctors who operated on my knee told me it would take a year to be fully recovered. As far as seeing him walking on the sidelines and such....that is not a huge deal as I tore my ACL playing softball, and after the initial moments spent on the ground wondering what had happened, I returned to the game (catcher, and had to keep my injured leg extended due to the swelling) to continue to play. I had no clue what I had done to my knee. The next day I went on a work related trip.....did not get the knee looked at for another week. Not saying that to impress anyone, just to say that merely because RGIII was up and walking around really does not mean anything as far as what could have happened to his knee. Also, I read on ESPN that he was having difficulty dressing due to his knee and potential loss of stability. That is not good.....

From the looks of the picture of his knee "flexing" wrong, I would think some ligament has been popped. And, no I am not a doctor (but I did sleep at a Holiday inn Express). Just wonder about how bad the initial injury was vs the buzzards now, and was the advice of Dr. Andrews followed in recovery.

1) Why are people at ESPN spying on him while he's getting dressed? Weird.

2) You're absolutely right. Merriweather was "fine", too before he fond out that it was his ACL.

[just654]

No no, don't apologize! I was trying to say that you're not doing anything wrong by posting that, you're just trying to help out and reporting what you've researched. That's better than most of us who are just wringing our hands and arguing over a benching decision.

lol, cool

[justice98]

Whatever happens, that's 3 injuries in a year, I don't wanna have to budget a couple of missed games and a couple early exits for him every year.

He could have a Donovan McNabb type career when it comes to injuries, cuz remember McNabb had a rep for not being able to play a full slate of games.

[HogNose]

How do you tell a guy like RG3 he can't play in the Pro Bowl? They better not issue him a uniform.

[grhqofb5]

So probably an official report at the 3pm press conference??