A specialist says Burrow's injury is career altering

[Mecca]

Joe Burrow #Bengals injury update

Burrow suffered a season-ending right scapholunate ligament tear in his throwing wrist on November 16, 2023 against the Baltimore Ravens.

Initially it was speculated that it was a TFCC complex tear, but unfortunately it was worse, the dreaded… pic.twitter.com/QlNIsTvtme

— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) March 3, 2024

I'm going to copy past all the text because it's a lot.

Joe Burrow #Bengals injury update

Burrow suffered a season-ending right scapholunate ligament tear in his throwing wrist on November 16, 2023 against the Baltimore Ravens.

Initially it was speculated that it was a TFCC complex tear, but unfortunately it was worse, the dreaded scapholunate ligament complex tear.

This ligament is very important for the stability of the wrist, and since this/most ligaments have a poor blood supply it needed to be repaired.

I asked an orthopedic hand surgeon colleague his thoughts on this injury as it pertains to Burrow and here was his response:

“It’s a bad injury to have, invariably always lead to some instability over time and arthritis at an earlier age.

80% of normal strength and range of motion is common.

Hard to do ‘dart throwers motion,’ which is important for snapping the wrist in the follow through when throwing.

But these guys are super human, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.”

Did this injury change his career forever?

“Yes, for sure.

For context, he’s the only pro qb I’ve heard of with this, so it’s hard to gauge.”

Use this information as you wish.

He should be cleared to throw by mid-May, on par with OTAs, which is on track assuming no setbacks.

Will he ever be the same QB he was before the injury? Unfortunately we don’t know, although I can say he is at increased risk for new compensating injuries.

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[wazu]

Originally Posted by Fishels

I still don’t understand how you can get such severe injury from simply running on the field. Bad angle? Something to do with the grass? Too much force?

It was a ticking time bomb. He’d been battling tendinitis in that heel already.

[Couch-Potato]

It's a good story, but highly doubtful in my mind.

You think Burrow's over there thinking, "yup, better hang up my cleats."

**** no.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Fishels

I still don’t understand how you can get such severe injury from simply running on the field. Bad angle? Something to do with the grass? Too much force?

it's like a fraying rope, tendinitis, then it just goes.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Bengals have Carson Palmer 2.0

Bill have Cam Newton 2.0

Ravens have Vick 2.0

All have such short windows that KC may dominate the AFC for a decade due to a lack of longevity in the competition

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by Mecca

As many of you know I’ve been writing/recording this rare and valuable insight for my company
@TheFantasyDRS
since 2017.

Well I am happy to announce that we have decided to put The Fantasy Doctors up for sale...

SMELL THAT?

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Pasta Little Brioni

Bengals have Carson Palmer 2.0

Bill have Cam Newton 2.0

Ravens have Vick 2.0

All have such short windows that KC may dominate the AFC for a decade due to a lack of longevity in the competition

Let’s see how Stroud and the Texans play out.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Fishels

I still don’t understand how you can get such severe injury from simply running on the field. Bad angle? Something to do with the grass? Too much force?

Injuries like that can happen off of nothing if the process started. Like for a regular person if you consistently have sore achillies tendon issues or you step back and it hurts at times you should be very careful if you decide to play pickup basketball you could blow your achilles.

In all reality you could tear your achillies walking across the living room if you have damaged it, and fraying rope is a solid comparison.

[Wallcrawler]

Originally Posted by Jerm

We won Super Bowls with Eric Fisher, Orlando Brown Jr., and Donovan Smith as our LTs....but yeah, let's mortgage the future because you're scared of something that literally can happen on any play by anyone being beat.

Brilliant.

Heyyyyy remember that Superbowl (55) we lost because Eric Fisher couldn't play?

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by Wallcrawler

Heyyyyy remember that Superbowl (55) we lost because Eric Fisher couldn't play?

The entire line was decimated, even if Fisher played we would've lost.

[jdubya]

I broke the scaffoid (navicular) bone which is the bone right next to the one they are discussing here. No joke. I had a cast on for 16 weeks and the X-ray said it still hadn't healed due to the low blood flow. Some days I'd never know I had ever broken it and some days it feels paralyzed for minutes at a time and I cant even hold a pencil.... usually depending on weather. Cold wet days are the worst.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by notorious

It would absolutely suck to have your favorite team dig their way out of the basement with a pretty damn good QB only to have this happen.

Especially after your fanbase and team talked a lot of shit!