Shawne Merriman to play with bum knee

[Philly Fin Fan]

He's got a torn PCL and a torn LCL in his knee, but he's going to play?
Are you kidding me?
The doctors are all saying he should have season ending surgery, instead he's going to jeopardize his career by playing.
Unbelievable.

[Denver_Bronco]

San Diego's front office will force him to sit out the season when it comes down to it.

[Philly Fin Fan]

San Diego's front office will force him to sit out the season when it comes down to it.

No, they are all rah-rah about him playing.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

He'll bust that knee up first game... watch. 

[fyo]

San Diego's front office will force him to sit out the season when it comes down to it.

They're the ones who practically forced him to play. They tried to pressure him to return to practice instead of getting a second opinion after seeing Dr. Andrews (who recommended season-ending surgery) - and that's just what happened via the media.

[MaineDolFan]

He'll bust that knee up first game... watch. 

Huh?  You can't damage the knee any more than it already is.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Huh?  You can't damage the knee any more than it already is.

Sure you can.  He's torn only two of the four ligaments that crisscross the knee.  He'll tear his ACL in his first game and that'll shelf him for the year.  Then hopefully he'll continue his NFL career the following season.

[Phishfan]

This roid head won't even realize the pain he is in until he comes off a cycle and can't walk anymore. What a dumbass.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

This roid head won't even realize the pain he is in until he comes off a cycle and can't walk anymore. What a dumbass.

I'd be willing to bet it's the roids that are keeping him going...... kinda like when Tony Montana (Scarface) took 20 bullets in his hide from the Colombians and kept going because of all the coke in his system.

[Sunstroke]

Huh?  You can't damage the knee any more than it already is.

The danger that I've heard a couple of doctors talking about for Merriman is that he could damage the surface area of the joint if he keeps playing on it. That would make any reconstructive surgery and subsequent rehabilitation more problematic.

[SportsChick]

Here is the problem with an unstable knee is this: There is cartridge under the knee cap that helps the knee move properly. When the knee is unstable (ligament tears) that cushion of cartridge will wear away until you have bone on bone. At that point, you deal with serious pain or have a TKR (total knee replacement)

So there is serious damage he can do by playing with two missing stabilizing ligaments (not to mention, the others get stretched as they overwork for the two missing which can lead to the tearing of those.)

[Philly Fin Fan]

Here is the problem with an unstable knee is this: There is cartridge under the knee cap that helps the knee move properly. When the knee is unstable (ligament tears) that cushion of cartridge will wear away until you have bone on bone.

This is chondromalacia (also referred to as runner's knee). A lot of hockey goalies suffer from it (including this one!)

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Here is the problem with an unstable knee is this: There is cartridge under the knee cap that helps the knee move properly. When the knee is unstable (ligament tears) that cushion of cartridge will wear away until you have bone on bone. At that point, you deal with serious pain or have a TKR (total knee replacement)

Bone on bone.  Isn't that also known as Arthritis?

[Philly Fin Fan]

Bone on bone.  Isn't that also known as Arthritis?

Nope. See my post right above yours.

[SportsChick]

This is chondromalacia (also referred to as runner's knee). A lot of hockey goalies suffer from it (including this one!)

I have it too (10 years of an undiagnosed ACL tear)

There are various stages of chrondromalacia, Stage IV being bone on bone (aka, time for a new knee)