Drew Brees hopes to “beat” six-week prognosis for return

AsylumGuido · 09-26-2019, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by CHA_CHING

I don't think they should rush Brees back out there.

At his age and this specific injury, I'm worried if he'll even recover.

Kurt Warner had this same injury in his final year with the Rams and it was the main culprit of what led to him becoming a journeyman for a brief bit. It took a long time for Warner to throw the ball with authority again. Brees is much older than he was at the time.

Not sure where you got this information. Warner suffered a broken pinkie in 2002 and revealed after being benched in 2003 (final season with the Rams) that he had previously broken his hand and it didn't heal properly. Not relevant to the Brees injury at all.

As for the Brees procedure, it is a relatively new procedure that allows for much quicker recovery as an internal brace is installed which allows the hand to be used while healing. And Brees is only 40 years old, which is considered young when it comes to healing and recovery ... especially when you take care of your body as well as Brees.

WhoDat!656 · 09-27-2019, 12:35 PM

Interesting info on the surgery that was performed on Drew Brees

Abstract

One of the most commonly injured structures of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). An acute injury of this ligament is often amenable to primary repair. Despite the favorable outcomes of primary repair, the thumb is often restricted during initial healing of the ligament with immobilization and delayed rehabilitation. We present a novel technique to augment the repair of the UCL with suture tape to provide immediate biomechanical support and strength during the critical time of ligament healing. We describe the surgical technique of suture tape augmentation for thumb UCL repair.

Here's another excerpt from the abstract:

We present a representative case of a professional basketball player treated with this novel procedure. After the surgical repair, the patient was placed in a plaster splint for 3 days to immobilize the thumb and wrist. At 3 days postsurgery, the splint was removed and therapy initiated. Practice drills were initiated at 1 week postsurgery with the use of a removable hand-based thumb spica custom splint. During the entire postoperative period, the left thumb MCP joint had excellent stability to radial stress at full extension and 30 degrees of flexion. In addition, at 3 weeks postsurgery, the patient was able to oppose the thumb tip to the palmar-digital crease of the small finger and MCP joint motion was 0 to 50 degrees. The patient began strengthening exercises at this time, along with the ability to participate in all position-specific drills. At 5 weeks postsurgery, the patient was cleared to return to full play, without use of a splint.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902098

AsylumGuido · 09-27-2019, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

Interesting info on the surgery that was performed on Drew Brees

Abstract

One of the most commonly injured structures of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). An acute injury of this ligament is often amenable to primary repair. Despite the favorable outcomes of primary repair, the thumb is often restricted during initial healing of the ligament with immobilization and delayed rehabilitation. We present a novel technique to augment the repair of the UCL with suture tape to provide immediate biomechanical support and strength during the critical time of ligament healing. We describe the surgical technique of suture tape augmentation for thumb UCL repair.

Here's another excerpt from the abstract:

We present a representative case of a professional basketball player treated with this novel procedure. After the surgical repair, the patient was placed in a plaster splint for 3 days to immobilize the thumb and wrist. At 3 days postsurgery, the splint was removed and therapy initiated. Practice drills were initiated at 1 week postsurgery with the use of a removable hand-based thumb spica custom splint. During the entire postoperative period, the left thumb MCP joint had excellent stability to radial stress at full extension and 30 degrees of flexion. In addition, at 3 weeks postsurgery, the patient was able to oppose the thumb tip to the palmar-digital crease of the small finger and MCP joint motion was 0 to 50 degrees. The patient began strengthening exercises at this time, along with the ability to participate in all position-specific drills. At 5 weeks postsurgery, the patient was cleared to return to full play, without use of a splint.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902098

This is why Brees can be back at 100% in less than six weeks. This is a new, yet very proven, procedure.

09-26-2019, 03:16 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,805	Re: Drew Brees hopes to “beat” six-week prognosis for return Originally Posted by CHA_CHING I don't think they should rush Brees back out there. At his age and this specific injury, I'm worried if he'll even recover. Kurt Warner had this same injury in his final year with the Rams and it was the main culprit of what led to him becoming a journeyman for a brief bit. It took a long time for Warner to throw the ball with authority again. Brees is much older than he was at the time. Not sure where you got this information. Warner suffered a broken pinkie in 2002 and revealed after being benched in 2003 (final season with the Rams) that he had previously broken his hand and it didn't heal properly. Not relevant to the Brees injury at all. As for the Brees procedure, it is a relatively new procedure that allows for much quicker recovery as an internal brace is installed which allows the hand to be used while healing. And Brees is only 40 years old, which is considered young when it comes to healing and recovery ... especially when you take care of your body as well as Brees. darksoul35 and SaintSproles like this.
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09-27-2019, 12:35 PM	#2
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,097	Re: Drew Brees hopes to “beat” six-week prognosis for return Interesting info on the surgery that was performed on Drew Brees Abstract One of the most commonly injured structures of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). An acute injury of this ligament is often amenable to primary repair. Despite the favorable outcomes of primary repair, the thumb is often restricted during initial healing of the ligament with immobilization and delayed rehabilitation. We present a novel technique to augment the repair of the UCL with suture tape to provide immediate biomechanical support and strength during the critical time of ligament healing. We describe the surgical technique of suture tape augmentation for thumb UCL repair. Here's another excerpt from the abstract: We present a representative case of a professional basketball player treated with this novel procedure. After the surgical repair, the patient was placed in a plaster splint for 3 days to immobilize the thumb and wrist. At 3 days postsurgery, the splint was removed and therapy initiated. Practice drills were initiated at 1 week postsurgery with the use of a removable hand-based thumb spica custom splint. During the entire postoperative period, the left thumb MCP joint had excellent stability to radial stress at full extension and 30 degrees of flexion. In addition, at 3 weeks postsurgery, the patient was able to oppose the thumb tip to the palmar-digital crease of the small finger and MCP joint motion was 0 to 50 degrees. The patient began strengthening exercises at this time, along with the ability to participate in all position-specific drills. At 5 weeks postsurgery, the patient was cleared to return to full play, without use of a splint. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902098 TheOak likes this.
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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,805	Re: Drew Brees hopes to “beat” six-week prognosis for return Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 Interesting info on the surgery that was performed on Drew Brees Abstract One of the most commonly injured structures of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). An acute injury of this ligament is often amenable to primary repair. Despite the favorable outcomes of primary repair, the thumb is often restricted during initial healing of the ligament with immobilization and delayed rehabilitation. We present a novel technique to augment the repair of the UCL with suture tape to provide immediate biomechanical support and strength during the critical time of ligament healing. We describe the surgical technique of suture tape augmentation for thumb UCL repair. Here's another excerpt from the abstract: We present a representative case of a professional basketball player treated with this novel procedure. After the surgical repair, the patient was placed in a plaster splint for 3 days to immobilize the thumb and wrist. At 3 days postsurgery, the splint was removed and therapy initiated. Practice drills were initiated at 1 week postsurgery with the use of a removable hand-based thumb spica custom splint. During the entire postoperative period, the left thumb MCP joint had excellent stability to radial stress at full extension and 30 degrees of flexion. In addition, at 3 weeks postsurgery, the patient was able to oppose the thumb tip to the palmar-digital crease of the small finger and MCP joint motion was 0 to 50 degrees. The patient began strengthening exercises at this time, along with the ability to participate in all position-specific drills. At 5 weeks postsurgery, the patient was cleared to return to full play, without use of a splint. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28902098 This is why Brees can be back at 100% in less than six weeks. This is a new, yet very proven, procedure.

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