Injury Report: 2024-25 Injury Report thread : Zegras (Out 6 weeks with torn meniscus)

[Dr Johnny Fever]

A quick recovery time for a meniscus surgery probably means that they've only done a little removal of tissue instead of a full repair. It's good temporarily, but very often leads to an arthritic knee later down the line.

I'm not sure this is as good as it sounds. Z might have significantly shortened his career.

If he's going to develop arthritis in that knee, it will be well past his playing career.

 

[Ducks DVM]

If he's going to develop arthritis in that knee, it will be well past his playing career.

The process has actually already started. The question is “when does it become clinically relevant”. That depends on the injury and the individual and what stresses they put on the joint.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Arthritis from injury is typically a cartilage condition. He had a ligament repair. These should have little in common. The only long term concern, during his playing career at least, should be that the ligament in question is slightly weaker now.

Of course it's not good, but it clearly could have been worse.

All joint inflammation can (does) cause cartilage damage. The keys are how much, how severe, and how long.

Also, the meniscus isn’t a ligament. It’s a piece of cartilage that sits between the femur and tibia and acts like a shock absorber. There’s on on both the inside and the outside of the joint.