Quick Thoughts - Week 13

[YDFL Commish]

From what I've heard by the talking heads on Sirius, is that surgically repaired shoulders and elbows actually come back stronger than when the player was fully healthy.

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

From what I've heard by the talking heads on Sirius, is that surgically repaired shoulders and elbows actually come back stronger than when the player was fully healthy.

That makes sense to my gorilla brain. If you watch a virtual demonstration of the surgery, they basically drill a hole through the collarbone and the bone beneath it, feed a graft/suture through and anchor it it place.

Essentially, they replace the outside ligaments with sturdier hardware going straight through the bone.

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

From what I've heard by the talking heads on Sirius, is that surgically repaired shoulders and elbows actually come back stronger than when the player was fully healthy.

Not an NFL player, obviously, but I tore my shit up pretty good when I was a kid. Rotator cuff, Labrum, etc. It took three surgeries over three years but the last one was done by Andrew's group over in Alabama. The same team that put Bree's shoulder back together.

That shoulder is absolutely stronger than my other one. It gets sore but functionally it's superior. Hopefully that is more legit science than "bro"-science, and AR's arm comes back just as strong if not stronger.