Jacoby Brissett of the Indianapolis Colts left the Nov. 3 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second quarter with a sprain of his medial collateral ligament. Colts lineman Quenton Nelson was pushed into Brissett in the second quarter. Colts coach Frank Reich said he was confident Brissett would recover sufficiently to play in next Sunday’s game.
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Derrius Guice, running back for the Washington Redskins, was placed on injured reserve after undergoing surgery on September 12th to trim a torn meniscus. The Washington Redskins plan for Guice to return after eight weeks of recovery.
The meniscus is a wedge-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee that act as a “shock absorber” between the thighbone and shinbone. The meniscus changes with age and arthritis. Meniscus tears can also occur with forceful twisting or hyper-flexing of the knee joint. Surgery is an option depending on patient age and tear location. Some very peripheral (close to the edge of the joint) tears are considered for repair rather than resection.
On August 17th, the Kansas City Chiefs’ Marcus Kemp injured his knee while making a contested catch during a preseason game vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following the catch, he came up limping and was kept out of the rest of the game. An MRI the next day confirmed that he tore his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and his MCL (medial collateral ligament).
The MCL is a ligament that connects the femur (thighbone) to the tibia (shin bone). Its main job is to resist outward turning forces on the knee. MCL tears usually heal well naturally. Kemp will have ACL reconstruction with the goal of playing in the 2020 season.
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