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24KaratGold
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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: DeJuan Blair has no ACLs |
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Just heard this on ESPN radio from Chad Ford. He was talking about how Blair had surgery on both his ACLs in high school, and when NBA medics took a look at his knees at the combine, they found out he didn't have ACLs. However, NBA doctors are split as to whether you actually need ACLs to be a good player, so it shouldn't hurt his positioning too much.
I just thought it was one of the weirdest things I've ever head in a while.
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Huh? What the??
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maybe he'll drop to our pick now?  |
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Mark_in_Tulsa
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So Dr.'s performed surgery on both his ACL's in high school but yet he doesn't have any ACL's.
And the 2nd part to my thoughts is, how the hell can you walk with no ACL's?
Are you sure you heard that right?
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The Lebrons
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Not possible. He just hasn't had any problems with his ACLs since high school. |
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This was news... Three weeks ago.
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Well I guess you can't tear your ACL if you don't have one. Maybe Bynum should get his MCL's removed.  |
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| Maybe hes a cyborg. Is he here for john connor? |
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24KaratGold
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| LakerFan87 wrote: | | Well I guess you can't tear your ACL if you don't have one. Maybe Bynum should get his MCL's removed. |
That's what Chad Ford said one NBA GM told him. "If he doesn't have any ACLs, at least we know he won't tear them"
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| 24KaratGold wrote: | | LakerFan87 wrote: | | Well I guess you can't tear your ACL if you don't have one. Maybe Bynum should get his MCL's removed. |
That's what Chad Ford said one NBA GM told him. "If he doesn't have any ACLs, at least we know he won't tear them" |
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Knee_diagram.svg][/url]
You'll notice from the linked diagram that if you have no ACL then your femur and tibia aren't going to be connected so well. You won't be playing any basketball and probably won't be walking without an ACL.
His ACLs may well be shot. In which case, he's not going to be playing basketball for too long anyway. But I'm quite certain he has ACLs in some state of repair or disrepair. |
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I'm not an orthopedist but I think this rumor is false. The only time a person can get away without an ACL reconstruction is if they plan on significantly limiting their athletic activities.
There's no way a college or professional basketball player could play without ACLs. |
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| 24KaratGold wrote: | | LakerFan87 wrote: | | Well I guess you can't tear your ACL if you don't have one. Maybe Bynum should get his MCL's removed. |
That's what Chad Ford said one NBA GM told him. "If he doesn't have any ACLs, at least we know he won't tear them" |
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24KaratGold
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I thought it sounded weird, I'm going to go see if they have podcasts of their show so I can see what he really said
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umm, with NO ACLs at all, your knees would go all Shaun Livingston at the first hint of lateral movement
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| oldschool32 wrote: | | 24KaratGold wrote: | | LakerFan87 wrote: | | Well I guess you can't tear your ACL if you don't have one. Maybe Bynum should get his MCL's removed. |
That's what Chad Ford said one NBA GM told him. "If he doesn't have any ACLs, at least we know he won't tear them" |
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Congenital absence of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a rare condition that has been reported only occasionally with other anomalies such as congenital dislocation of the knee, congenital short femur and congenital absence of the menisci. The association of abnormalities in the development of the menisci, condyles and tibial epiphysis has been explained by embryological studies, because these structures develop from common mesenchymal tissue. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with congenital absence of the anterior cruciate ligament; he was previously treated for a valgus knee in another hospital.
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| LakersMD wrote: | I'm not an orthopedist but I think this rumor is false. The only time a person can get away without an ACL reconstruction is if they plan on significantly limiting their athletic activities.
There's no way a college or professional basketball player could play without ACLs. |
Hines Ward has been playing in the NFL the last 12 years without an ACL in his right knee.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| This is such an interesting thread, who is right? Can you play in the NBA without an ACL? |
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24KaratGold
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| fansincemagic wrote: | | This is such an interesting thread, who is right? Can you play in the NBA without an ACL? |
The obvious answer would be "No, you can't play" but apparently NBA GMs and doctors are split about the issue
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For those that watched the NFL Draft, anyone remember Erin Henderson's free fall in the NFL Draft. Most people said he was a second rounder at worst and he ended up going undrafted because of his "lack" of ACLs.
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| 10scott10 wrote: | | umm, with NO ACLs at all, your knees would go all Shaun Livingston at the first hint of lateral movement |
bwahaha
...ouch!
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ishi331
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Cmon now guys, if Kwame Brown can play in the NBA with no hands, Blair can play with no legs.
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| targetman wrote: | | Congenital absence of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a rare condition that has been reported only occasionally with other anomalies such as congenital dislocation of the knee, congenital short femur and congenital absence of the menisci. The association of abnormalities in the development of the menisci, condyles and tibial epiphysis has been explained by embryological studies, because these structures develop from common mesenchymal tissue. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with congenital absence of the anterior cruciate ligament; he was previously treated for a valgus knee in another hospital. |
You took the words right out of my mouth. |
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