How is RGIII?

[steve09ru]

KNEE BRUISE!!! everyone fooled!!

[kleese]

At this point I would be very surprised if RG3 isn't our starter opening day.

[skinsfansince1988]

So he may need TWO surgeries?

One now and possibly one later?

It would make sense to do a full eval and then do one complete surgery and then rehab. But I am no expert.

i think they will fix the LCL, then look at the ACL and fix what needs to be fixed, one surgery i would think, maybe it is scare tissue or just a clean up, a lot of athletes get those and are back in a few weeks

[CaliSkinsFan92]

Still worried what they'll find... but for now:
http://backwardsandstupiddotcom.file...at-success.png

I LIKE-A YOU HIGH FIVE.... for now lol

[Bacon]

How do you not know if the ACL is damaged. Seems like every other player finds out the same night or the day after the game. WTF

The damage might not be that bad.

Or, as said above they might be removing scar tissue from the ACL, that sounds right to me.

[Prototype]

This thread will get to 200 pages just by people relaying that Adam Schefter tweet.

[capt1an chaos]

Grant Paulsen‏@granthpaulsen

#Redskins MT @AdamSchefter RG3 expected to have surgery this week on torn LCL. At that time Dr's will determine if any damage done to ACL.

[Murphs56]

This is actually a positive Tweet...Although do they mean Same RG III as in the one we saw in the Cowboys and Seahawks game lol

Mike Freeman ‏@realfreemancbs
Team official says torn LCL for RG3. This was first reported by ESPN. Source close to RG3 says doctors expect "same RG3 next season."

[Bantu]

If it is considered a grade III tear, which is a complete rupture, then it is almost a certainty that other cruciate ligaments are damaged as well. From what I have read, one of the reasons why an LCL even tears is because other cruciate ligaments are damaged, which would make that whole Kevin&Rock rumor about hiding other injuries seem actually plausible. Uggh.

[skinsfansince1988]

It depends.

If they find there is no real damage to the ACL, his recovery time will be brief. In fact, he should be able to do much of his offseason work.

However, if the ACL is partailly torn, it will be longer.

thanks will he be playing opening day if he has a torn ACL also

[PigskinRedskin]

Also, to provide some more insight on the recovery for the LCL surgery, Dr. David Lintner (Team Orthopedist for the Houston Texans) has a great article:

http://www.drlintner.com/rehab-proto...-ligament-lcl/

Shows a good timeline of workouts and recovery time for someone coming back after an LCL surgery.

[CaliSkinsFan92]

mike freeman ‏@realfreemancbs
Team official says torn LCL for RG3. This was first reported by ESPN. Source close to RG3 says doctors expect "same RG3 next season."

thats kinda good news but i mean they can't really know yet either until after the surgery lol

[PerryMason]

Exactly! As long as they dont mention the PCL, I think we're in good shape as far as seeing a 100% RGIII on the field again!

Don't know why anyone was ever worried about PCL as that injury is extremely rare and almost ALWAYS requires an straight back impact to shin area while the upper thigh is stablized (like the dash of a car impacting the shin of a sitting person in a car wreck where they are most common). However a PCL tear is also one of the least worrisome as it is the only ligament with blood flow and can actually repair itself in most cases ESP when the patient is young. My former roommate tore his in a freak accident and never had surgery, healed completely, and has continued in a career that demands him to run and flip all over the place

[Boss_Hogg]

Pray that the ACL isn't torn.

[Bacon]

If it is considered a grade III tear, which is a complete rupture, then it is almost a certainty that other cruciate ligaments are damaged as well. From what I have read, one of the reasons why an LCL even tears is because other cruciate ligaments are damaged, which would make that whole Kevin&Rock rumor about hiding other injuries seem actually plausible. Uggh.

A partial LCL tear was reported yesterday. Nobody has said anything about ruptures.