ShrewsandRoyals Would you agree that Sonks must have known that he had done more damage than he let on? Just a stretched ACL is bloomin' painful just to walk on!
RoyalBlue What does our resident sports physio make of this news?
I find it absolutely incredible that Sonko apparently managed to play on, after he first went down, with his cartilage damage and his cruciate ligaments b*ggered up.
Or did one of those happen as a consequence of him deciding/being allowed to play on?
holsgrove breaks a leg Its 6 months minimum, my workmates wife operated in him! It could well be a up to a year which is disasterous for Sonks, i just hope he comes back from it ok- good luck Superman! If it really is this amount of time, expect to see Coppell coming back for the likes of Barnett,Mensah in the summer.
alad Sonko won't be missed that much, people need to remember his poor reading of the game and marking have cost numerous goals this season.
Royalupnorthholsgrove breaks a leg Its 6 months minimum, my workmates wife operated in him! It could well be a up to a year which is disasterous for Sonks, i just hope he comes back from it ok- good luck Superman! If it really is this amount of time, expect to see Coppell coming back for the likes of Barnett,Mensah in the summer.
What, so he's like a robot with a person operating inside.
That explains a lot.
RoyalupnorthRoyalBlue Royalupnorth you didn't answer my question!
What does our resident sports physio make of this news?
I find it absolutely incredible that Sonko apparently managed to play on, after he first went down, with his cartilage damage and his cruciate ligaments b*ggered up.
Or did one of those happen as a consequence of him deciding/being allowed to play on?
Be interested in your professional view now the full extent of the injury has been declared.
Its a rare phenomenon, but I mentioned it as a possibility at the time.
In rare cases a ruptured ACL can cause a spasm in the muscles that stabilise the knee (popliteus and parts of the hamstrings) This can allow people to carry on, until the spasm eases (usually due to fatigue) and the leg gives way.
It is impossible to assess a knee in this state as it would appear normal.
It is also impossible to say whether the cartilage was damaged during the initial injury or the subsequent giving way.
The one thing that shocks me is that if the ACL was healthy (and there is no reason why it shouldn't be) it would have a healthy blood supply. And when you rupture the ligament, you should be able to see swelling immediately as the knee fills with blood.
I have stuck up for the medical team throughout this, but I am amazed at the way the swelling wasn't obviously being managed on the sidelines. With immediate swelling, I would have had his knee in ice when he came back out of the tunnel, and he would have been wearing some form of compression support.
If they missed this - tut tut. If he didn't swell - he had a serious problem with his circulation and had a ticking timebomb in his knee.
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