Roy is contemplating experimental meniscus transplant procedure on both knees

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  1. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    julius, Jan 9, 2011
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    Frankly, if you're going to try something like this, it's the best time to do so. There's going to be a lockout, and it's likely going to be a long one. We may even lose the entire season.
     
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    One of the meniscus FAQs in the meniscus thread (the one named for the surgery... allograft?) anyway... it said that it could take 11 months before any activity -- athletic movements such as jumping, starting and stopping, lateral motion, etc. -- are even possible without risking the meniscus coming loose from the bone. If the meniscus does come loose, the surgery has to be repeated with a new pad.
     
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    Who knows maybe with these he could play till 50!

    They should do the bad knee now, and then do the better knee in June. Maybe he could be back for the playoffs 2012 when the world is about to end.
     
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    IMO, the sooner the better for this procedure, if it's going to be tried. Although bone is considered hard, in reality it's plastic in nature--it will change shape to fit the new reality of the loss of cartilage. My knee with no meniscus is shaped much different than my other one. If I were to ever get a procedure like this one, they first would have to shave and reshape my bones.
     
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    Get both surgeries done and then sneak him some PEDs.
     
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    You should talk to Wookiee, I think he shaves his bone all the time.
     
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  8. julius

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    you're spelling "strokes" wrong.
     
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    Oh I don't know... I guess from just watching games and reading the paper. :confused:
     
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    Well, who needs medical school when you've got that.
     
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    I do not want a Brandon Roy who is playing on transplanted meniscus', and still thinks he needs to be the man on this team.


    And no, I don't see him changing
     
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    If he's capable of being the man on this team, I don't care if he's playing on alien unicorn meniscus.

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    Brandon Roy being the man on this tream = never advancing far in the playoffs
     
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    Do you know how expensive that is? Roy couldn't even afford that, hell PA has only a small stash, but it is in a powder form. He uses it to get a week long erection for when he throws multiple orgies on the Octopus.

    [​IMG]
     
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    No, that's Brandon Roy failing to be the man on this team.

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    :biglaugh:

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    18 month recovery is a very long time. Is it really worth it? How old is he?
     
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    I look at it this way. If he has the surgery and knows it will be 2 more years before he is back on the court, it must be his only option. if that's the case, it is worth it for him.
     
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    That is true. One of our players (football) had a major knee operation that put him out for a year after picking up multiple knee injuries. It paid off in the long run.
     
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