<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Willie Green jumped up and touched the rim the other day. Don't get excited. The 76ers' restricted free-agent guard still needs arthroscopic surgery, at the very least, to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Dr. James Andrews, the nationally renowned orthopedic surgeon, will operate in Birmingham, Ala. Agent Noah Croom said the surgery will be either Thursday or next Tuesday, depending on Andrews' availability. Andrews will determine during the procedure whether there is additional damage to the knee from an injury suffered in a pickup game more than 3 weeks ago in Green's hometown of Detroit. Until getting hurt, Green had been scheduled to sign a 6-year contract thought to be worth about $20 million. The two sides had reached an agreement in principle, but were not permitted to finalize it during the NBA's moratorium, while final details of the new collective bargaining agreement were worked out. Croom said Sixers president/general manager Billy King had not rescinded the offer; King has said he prefers to wait for more information after Green's operation. "[Green] is running, jumping, touching the rim," Croom said. "Go figure. But Billy wants to find out what the ramifications of the injury are."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
It seems that this injury is not that bad. I mean it definitely sounded worse at first, but he is running, jumping, and touching the rim. It sounds like maybe a small sprain or something more then an actual torn ACL.
Don?t know if anyone is interested, but I did some research on this injury the torn meniscus. Here is some more information, and extra diagrams of the injury. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Appropriate protection of the repaired meniscus is required since even the most secure repair will tear through the meniscal tissue if it is loaded too soon. The role of the repair is only to hold the meniscus together long enough that it can heal firmly. For this reason we do not allow weight bearing on the joint for at least 3 weeks after surgery. On the other hand motion is encouraged and some simple light-load toning muscle exercises are usually permitted. Once weight bearing is begun the knee is gradually and progressively conditioned with a supervised physical therapy program . Maximal weight training is not allowed for 2-3 months. Return to running and agility sports is permitted after 3-4 months if strength and motion have returned and there is no pain in the joint. Recovery from removal of a meniscal tear is much quicker and requires the use of crutches for longer walks only until the patient can walk without limping (typically 5-7 days). With a proper rehabilitation program one can usually expect to be back in sports within 4-6 weeks after the meniscectomy (Meniscectomy Rehabilitation Protocol).</div> <div align="center"> Source </div>
