Oden was on the verge of greatness

ucatchtrout · Dec 6, 2009

julius said: ↑

I agree with the last bit, but what "freakish" injuries has Greg had?

The MF was overly cautious by the team, the wrist injury isn't a freak injury, and getting kneed in the knee by a metal brace isn't something one can control.

This might be the first "freak" injury, but I bet it'll boil down to the team not seeing the crack in knee the first time it happened against GS.

I think the team needs to spend some of Paul Allen's money on getting a better health staff, this has been a pretty sub-par past few years for them.
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I agree. Perhaps he should have had the surgery last year when he hurt it against GS.

Wendell Maxey has a blog about this very thing.
http://www.beyondthebeat.net/

Last season before the All-Star Game, Greg bumped his left knee with Cory Maggette at Golden State on February 13, 2009 causing Oden to miss three weeks due to a fractured knee cap. At that time, Portland opted for an MRI over surgery saying the left patella was chipped. They believed then any swelling or stiffness would eventually wane and surgery wasn't needed. Instead, Oden rested and returned to action with no major setbacks – that is until Saturday night against Houston.

Now this is beyond a major setback.

Could this really have been avoided with surgery to the left kneecap last year to simply go in and repair the chip?

Is it possible to have a chronically poor kneecap?

It's up for discussion at this point.

Early last March, Portland essentially admitted they shouldn’t have listed Oden's status as day-to-day. Team doctors and trainers knew then they were dealing with a potential long-term injury. And they were right.

Knowing this is the same knee that Oden suffered a chipped knee cap last February makes his broken kneecap now that much more devastating. It also makes the healing process even longer. Out for this season is one thing. Not knowing when he will return at all is even more concerning for Portland.
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