Oden has successful surgery

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

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    so I was a little confused with the Doctors interview this afternoon.. was he saying 50-50 the surgery was a success or 50-50 recovering?
     
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    50-50 chance he could return to full health or close to it.
     
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    That's what she said...
     
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    When did they write that? And what else were they going to say?

    For some reason that press release reminded me of the time the Chinese had the space launch and someone accidentally published the press release, complete with post-launch quotes about the glorious success of the people's republic, before the actual launch. I'm pretty sure someone lost their head over that, if you know what I mean.

    Here's hoping Greg's surgery is a complete success and he goes on to have a productive career -- with the Blazers!

    :cheers:
     
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    As nik says, this was the easy part. It's nice that the surgery wasn't bungled or that no complications arose, but I think successful surgery is pretty standard. Now...successful rehab. We can only hope.
     
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    I'd like to know if it was a weight bearing part of the leg, or a non weight bearing part of the leg like the other MF.
     
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    Didn't they say it was the femur? I'm pretty sure the femur is weight bearing.
     
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    Trail Blazers center Greg Oden undergoes succesful knee surgery, officially out for season (maybe not for post season...)

    Trail Blazers center Greg Oden underwent successful mircrofracture surgery on his left knee Friday in Vail, Colorado, bringing an official end to his season before it started.

    The procedure was performed by Dr. Richard Steadman, with assistance from Blazers orthopedist Dr. Don Roberts, and was the third of Oden’s brief injury-riddled career. In 2007, he had microfracture surgery on his right knee and last season he underwent surgery to repair a fractured left patella.

    “We are pleased that Greg’s surgery went as planned and we are here to support him fully in his rehabilitation,” Blazers general manager Rich Cho said in a release. “I have a great deal of confidence that Greg will work hard and do all that is asked of him in order to get back on the court.”

    Oden’s most recent surgery is expected to sideline him between six and 12 months.

    Oden, who was drafted with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft, has played in just 82 games and will have missed two full seasons by the time his rookie contract has expired — a contract that paid him $19.3 million. Oden holds career averages of 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.43 blocked shots per game.

    http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2010/11/trail_blazers_center_greg_oden.html
     
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    Not getting hurt again?
     
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    6-12 months? Should just say 6 months to life.
     
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    I really wish we could get an independent, well-respected doctor to ask whether Oden's injury history, the nature of those injuries, means we really should never expect him to be healthy again.

    On the one hand, the injuries do seem a bit unrelated and flukish. None of the injuries are supposed to be recurring problems or degenerative. On the other hand, the piling up of injuries is more than a little hard to argue with. I'd just like someone with a really good medical background to weigh in on what his injury history ultimately says about him.
     
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    You mean like the doctor who did the mf surgery on him today?

    Or maybe even someone like the doctor in LA Cho took Oden to see?
     
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    If we could ask either of them, sure. Meet & Greet?
     
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    I'm going to bypass the obvious joke potential here, because it would cause further forum drama.

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