"Very likely" Hassan Whiteside will need surgery

Capt. Factorial

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That's a bummer. Hopefully this won't drag on to next season. At least he's had a lot of time to work on his upper body strength.
 
Spike

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So, Hassan's "got a knee."

I guess it depends on the surgery, but even if it is the microfracture surgery, he's young and can most likely rebound from the procedure.







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kingsboi

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Eh, doubt it matters much at this point. He won't get any significant playing time any time soon so just keep working on your game in the summer, keep hitting the weight room and one of these days you will get 10 or 15 min a game off the bench.
 
RookieOfTheDay

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Spike said:
So, Hassan's "got a knee."

I guess it depends on the surgery, but even if it is the microfracture surgery, he's young and can most likely rebound from the procedure.







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Tell that to Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum. Serious knee injuries are bad at any age.
 
Spike

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RookieOfTheDay said:
Tell that to Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum. Serious knee injuries are bad at any age.
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Amar'e seems to be doing OK. Ditto our ex-pat softie, Spencer Hawes. It really depends on the person. Smaller (lighter) players seem to have less trouble recovering than the big dudes.
 
Spike

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Capt. Factorial said:
(snipping your joke)

Whiteside's injury is a patellar tendon injury, which is not a microfracture-procedure injury. Microfracture is for destroyed cartilage.
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Ah, the interwebs says a surgery to repair such an injury could take 8-12 weeks. But I'm a mathematician, not a doctor, dammit.
 
pdxKingsFan

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RookieOfTheDay said:
You have a point with Amare. As for Blake, we'll have to wait and see how long he holds up.
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Generally its the rehab that is near impossible for older players or guys that have trouble staying in shape to recuperate from. I don't think there are many cases of guys that come back 100% from microfracture for a year or two and then fade, but someone will prove me wrong in the next post :)
 
Glenn

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I did a little reading. The patella is the knee cap and the tendon connects the knee cap to the bone below it. Patellar tendonitis is common for people who do a lot of jumping. It's usually just an inflammation like would happen with anything that is overused.

I mention this because I see a lot of comparisons with other people. None of them that I know of have had the surgery necessary here. For what it's worth, here's a quote:

Is surgery ever needed for patellar tendonitis?

Exceedingly rarely. On some occasions, patients have persistent patellar tendonitis symptoms despite the treatment mentioned above. In these patients with chronic patellar tendonitis, who have tried the above treatments for at least a year, surgery can be considered. Surgery is usually considered if a portion of the tendon can be seen as degenerative on the MRI.​

Frankly, I'm not sure what it means as to Hassan's future. I'm bothered that this is in a guy so young. Didn't anyone know about this before he was drafted? It seems very odd but maybe Hassan kept his mouth shut.
 
IfAt1st

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This news kinda pisses me off.

What the hell have he and the Kings been waiting for all season then?

Either he had a messed up knee since October, in which case, get the op and see you next year (he wasn't going to be seeing much playing time anyway).

OR - what was he playing on a balky knee in Reno for?
Just to mess it up so bad that MONTHS of rest and rehab wouldn't fix it, and NOW he has to get it operated on?

(taking a deep breath)
Look, as long as by the end of summer, we don't hear ONE WORD about his knee needing time to heal, I'll be OK with it, but if I even hear anything like "I didn't have time to get ready for my 2nd year because of rehabbing from knee surgery" I swear I'm going to feel like storming the Arena and demanding someone answer for it.
 
Glenn

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Oh crap, and here's more:

Patellar tendinitis treatment is a long process, no matter what type of treatment you've chosen. Recovery may take a few weeks or months if the injury isn't too severe, or as long as a year or more for people who undergo surgery.​
 
Section 101

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Glenn said:
I did a little reading. The patella is the knee cap and the tendon connects the knee cap to the bone below it. Patellar tendonitis is common for people who do a lot of jumping. It's usually just an inflammation like would happen with anything that is overused.

I mention this because I see a lot of comparisons with other people. None of them that I know of have had the surgery necessary here. For what it's worth, here's a quote:

Is surgery ever needed for patellar tendonitis?

Exceedingly rarely. On some occasions, patients have persistent patellar tendonitis symptoms despite the treatment mentioned above. In these patients with chronic patellar tendonitis, who have tried the above treatments for at least a year, surgery can be considered. Surgery is usually considered if a portion of the tendon can be seen as degenerative on the MRI.​

Frankly, I'm not sure what it means as to Hassan's future. I'm bothered that this is in a guy so young. Didn't anyone know about this before he was drafted? It seems very odd but maybe Hassan kept his mouth shut.
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Sounds like something else going on in there and a misdiagnosis.
 
Glenn

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IfAt1st said:
Look, as long as by the end of summer, we don't hear ONE WORD about his knee needing time to heal, I'll be OK with it, but if I even hear anything like "I didn't have time to get ready for my 2nd year because of rehabbing from knee surgery" I swear I'm going to feel like storming the Arena and demanding someone answer for it.
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Start storming. From what I found out, this type of surgery takes at least a year to rehab.
 
Glenn

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MassachusettsKingsFan said:
I wish someone would write us a Whiteside story. We have no idea what he is doing, and Its kind of annoying. If he needs surgery why isnt he having it?
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I found out his status using Google. As best I know he is going to have surgery. That means he will be out at least a year. Considering the problem he has, patellar tendenitis which to get to this severity has to have been present a long time, I can see why the Kings aren't announcing their screw-up in drafting him.
 
pdxKingsFan

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Oh c'mon, he was a second round draft pick not the second pick in the draft. Always a crap shoot. There are people here that wanted to draft him at 5 if Cousins was gone.
 
Spike

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Glenn said:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/patellar-tendinitis/DS00625/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
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Surgery
You and your doctor may consider surgery for your patellar tendinopathy in select cases if more conservative approaches aren't helping after 12 months of treatment. There is little research into the best surgical techniques for patellar tendinitis, so the procedure you undergo often depends largely on your injury, as well as your surgeon's preferred method. Surgery may include repairing any tears in your tendon or removing any badly damaged parts of your tendon.

Most people who have had patellar tendinitis surgery are able to resume athletic training within about six months. In some cases, however, recovery may take up to 18 months.
 
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