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Originally Posted by the 'stache
I really feel badly for Paul George.
From watching the video, and reading the stories today, it looks as if Paul George suffered complete mid-bone open fractures to his tibia (the larger bone) and his fibula (the smaller bone). That means the force exerted on his leg was enough where both bones fractured all the way through, but they did not protrude through the soft tissue. That's the second worst break one can have in the leg. I had the worst kind last June, so I know his rehab is going to be long and very painful. My rehab's goal was just getting me back to the point where I could walk again. He's a professional athlete playing probably the second-most demanding sport as far as legs are concerned, with tennis being the only sport that places greater stress on the legs.
He's probably looking at about six months of rehab and conditioning depending on his rate of bone growth. It looks like there were no significant soft tissue injuries, so that's good. Regardless, the next week or so is going to be really hard on him. The pain medications will help, but whenever he has to get up to move around, he's going to hurt something awful.
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Bill- there is a link to the frame where the actual break occurred - it is too gruesome for me to share, but it reminds me of some similar MMA injuries I have seen. I was sorry to hear that you had suffered a similar injury- I wish you a full recovery.