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The Saints have fired team orthopedists Deryk Jones and Misty Suri, per source, after it was discovered that CB Delvin Breaux has a fractured fibula and will require surgery expected to sidelined him for 4-6 weeks. Breaux was originally diagnosed wit

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The Saints have fired team orthopedists Deryk Jones and Misty Suri, per source, after it was discovered that CB Delvin Breaux has a fractured fibula and will require surgery expected to sidelined him for 4-6 weeks. Breaux was originally diagnosed with a contusion – and the team was frustrated that he wasn't recovering more quickly until the missed diagnosis was revealed. It was accurately reported that the team has had an issue with Breaux's string of nagging injuries in the past, but this case is different. And it seems unlikely at this point that the team will be as eager to trade or release Breaux.

Boy if we haven't been calling for this sort of thing for years. Maybe this Breaux debacle is over and he won't be going anywhere after all.

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I'm glad that move was made. Missed diagnosis from team physicians .. unacceptable. Everyone should be held accountable ...even Doctors.

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C'mon, you knew it was coming.

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Sounds like this was a move long overdue.

Getting the initial diagnosis right is so important to get the proper rehab etc. asap.

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God, how many careers have they cut short? How many times over the years have we dealt with mysterious lingering injuries?

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Personally, I'm not surprised.

A few years back, I was injured and needed to have a third surgery on my right knee. The doctor that completed my first two surgeries suggested I consult with Deryk Jones. As soon as I met him, I felt like I was visiting with the Morris Bart of Orthopedic Surgeons.

His diagnosis and recommendation was so vastly different (and WRONG) than what I had already discussed I RAN out of his office.

Ultimately I saw a third doctor, who couldn't believe what Dr. Jones had indicated was the problem. Everything's been fine ever since. Glad I didn't trust DJ.

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Welcome to the board and thanks for the great insight!

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What a mess. Glad it's done but wtf took so long? Now get someone dependable for crying out loud.

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A lot of us have been discussing some real issues with these people or perceived. Guess we weren't far off

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Well, well, well. Whaddya know. Team doctors mis-diagnosed an injury. Seems to me lots of folks here have been scratching their heads in regards to our medical staff.

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One call, that's all!

Initial Dx wrong b/c of suboptimal image quality(swelling), but due to FO pressure, had to Dx SOMETHING, later imaging reveals fracture, team has to fire ortho to save face because they had already run with it.

Sounds about right. Move long overdue anyway though.

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Those doctors must of took a page from james woods character on any given sunday or are the most incompetent doctors in sports. I can see former saints players suing the team if they were diagnosed by those clowns if they couldn't play anymore from a misdiagnosed injury that got worse.

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That is one hell of a first post! Been lurking?

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After taking a bullet in the labrum over Macho Grande I was diagnosed with a mosquito bite. I said "Doctor, surely it has to me something else." He replied "Mosquito bite and don't call me Shirley!"

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If these doctors have been screwing the team for a while, I hope some of the players and the Saints can get a settlement. And hopefully the new team doctors know their stuff.

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Just another example of the ineptitude of this regime since winning the sb. Nobody wants to hear it bur its time for a change at the top running out of people to blame.

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Can they add Dan Dalrymple to the Pink Slip List..........

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I can see this scenario. What I read on stress fractures versus bone contusions mentioned the difficulty in an appropriate diagnosis until the enema has subsided. Although, you would expect the doctors to error on the conservative side and treat it as a fracture until they could tell for sure. I could see them being pressured into a premature decision. But, that is on them for giving in if it was the case.

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About. Damn. Time.

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Even Keenan Lewis came out and said our medical staff was terrible. Said they couldn't figure out why his knee kept getting inflamed over and over again and when he was released he went to steelers for a try out and they found he still had staples underneath. Sounded far fetch but in Breauxs case..how the hell do you misjudge a fractured fibula as a bruise.

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Fire them all?

Here is the full staff:

Athletic Training/Medical Staff
Scottie Patton Head Athletic Trainer
Beau Lowery Director of Rehabilitation
Kevin Mangum Assistant Athletic Trainer
Ben Stollberg Assistant Athletic Trainer
Adam Quigley Athletic Training Intern
Jamie Meeks Director of Sports Nutrition
Dr. John Amoss Team Physician
Dr. Deryk Jones Team Orthopedist
Dr. Misty Suri Team Orthopedist

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What is also sad are these "mis diagnosis" may have been carrying over to some of the Pelican players as well. Q Pondexter, Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon etc., etc. I'm just glad this move (firing) was made.

Best wishes and healthy recovery Breaux. Hopefully we get him back sooner than later.

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Keenan has certainly made an ass of himself recently with his outbursts, but his career was practically ruined by these people. Here's a response from him today...

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I was waiting to post something with substance!

I noticed after the fact that my account was 4 years old with no posts.

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Yeah I kinda said it tongue and cheek, playing devil's advocate, but I've seen real scenerios like it before. It's unfortunate all three ways, Ochsner, Delvin, and the Saints.

I know there's pressure but you have to do the right thing -- but then Payton's also under pressure to win, and the injury thing is really bugging him.

So, really it's hard to point at one party saying, "everything's egregious!" when we can't possibly know all sides of the story.

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So it's not his vagina after all?

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What I have learned is most people give doctors waaay more credit than they deserve and take their word as gospel. 8 times out of 10 I will listen to what the nurses and nurse practitioners before the doctor.

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I sold X-ray equipment and it is difficult to scan through a tremendous amount of swelling and get an accurate reading on film. Many times I've seen a better reading once the swelling goes down and the radiation doesn't get diminished on the way to the bone.

Still, it was past time for these guys to go. These misdiagnosis have been ridiculously incorrect and it has to stop. We lose at least one player a year to poor evaluation.

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woa woa woa, let's not jump to conclusions just yet. I am holding off on any retractions until more comes out

LMAO

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That's the point I was making. It is difficult, if not impossible, to tell the difference between a bone contusion and a stress fracture until the enema (swelling) has subsided. A misdiagnosis is very possible if forced to make a call before enough time has elapsed, but if unsure they should have made the call to treat it as a fracture until they could know for sure.

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Having worked at a health insurance company for 17.5 years and having a wife who is an RN that has worked both in hospital risk management and as a malpractice claims adjuster for the last 30+ years, I can attest that more than just the nurses know the good ones from the bad ones. It is just that the information isn't readily available to your average patient.

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Bring back Dr. Tim Finney (pre Oschner). Well respected team Physician.

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This is stemming from years of poor evaluations from the Saints medical team, not just the recent blunder as it relates to Breaux.