Leon Washington

[MBD]

Hey, Bills fan here. I was just curious about the status of Leon
Washington. He suffered a compound tib-fib fracture, like the Bills' OL
Eric Wood did. And the Jets just tendered Washington at the 2nd round
level, meaning he's probably close to being 100%. That would be great news
not only for Washington, the Jets, but also Eric Wood's prognosis. Any
info would help.

MBD

[MBD]

graybeard <gray...@invalid.invalid> wrote in
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> The expectation is that Leon will recover fully. He is already
> "running" in the Jets underwater tank to get some resistance training.
> That is not to say he will be ready for OTA's, but I think that they
> expect him to be able to play sometime this season. I think I read
> somewhere that it takes a full year to completely recover from this
> type of injury. Each position requires different physical skills, so
> that might affect recovery time and whether they can play at the same
> level as they did prior to the injury. Leon will need to get back his
> speed and cutting ability, while Wood will need the leg strength to
> support his own weight and to fight off 300 pound defensive linemen.
> In both cases I would worry about the risk of further injury from a
> blow to the leg, particularly from something like a chop block.

From what I read, Wood suffered a compound fracture of the tib-fib with
clean breaks to both bones and no other structural damage. He had a rod
placed in his tibia for further stabilization, likely given his size.
But cleanly-broken bone almost always heals back to 100%, barring any
complications. If Washington had the same type of injury, he should be
back no problem. Any other structural damage will slow the recovery
time, and bone fragments will as well.

MBD

[Michael]

On Mar 1, 4:04 pm, MBD <M...@MBD.com> wrote:
> graybeard <graybe...@invalid.invalid> wrote innews:lotno5de13ecqtbl1...@4ax.com:

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dont you also have muscular and soft tissue issues with this sort of
an injury ??? use it or lose it, no ??? i'd gathet that all your
muscles will suffer if they arent being put through intence work for a
years time.

[MBD]

Michael <mjd...@verizon.net> wrote in
news:9a5c0ada-4ea6-42e0...@q15g2000yqj.googlegroups.com:

> On Mar 1, 4:04�pm, MBD <M...@MBD.com> wrote:
>> graybeard <graybe...@invalid.invalid> wrote

>> innews:lotno5de13ecqtbl1t04md
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Muscle atrophy can occur, but can be reversed by quickly going back to
exercise, like it appears Washington is, in a pool.

MBD

[MBD]

>>From what I read, Wood suffered a compound fracture of the tib-fib with
>>clean breaks to both bones and no other structural damage. He had a rod
>>placed in his tibia for further stabilization, likely given his size.
>>But cleanly-broken bone almost always heals back to 100%, barring any
>>complications. If Washington had the same type of injury, he should be
>>back no problem. Any other structural damage will slow the recovery
>>time, and bone fragments will as well.
>>
>>MBD
>

> Washington also suffered clean breaks and has a rod inserted in the
> tibia. There was no damage to any joints to the best of my knowledge.
> His injury also happened early in the season, so he has already had
> almost 6 months of recovery time and apparently is healing ahead of
> schedule.

Good to hear. Sounds like the rod is SOP.

MBD