Understanding Drew Brees' thumb injury: What's the UCL? How does the surgery work? (1 Viewer)

[Slaw]

Recommend this article for anyone who wants to understand Brees' injury, procedure, and recovery time.

Dr. Michelle Carlson, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York who has used the suture tape in her own patients for sports injuries, said it could be as few as five weeks, with the suture tape acting as an internal brace that offers extra protection as the ligament heals.

Understanding Drew Brees' thumb injury: What's the UCL? How does the surgery work?

The thumb injury New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees suffered in Sunday's game is a common one for athletes. And while there may be a way to fix it that

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[LonghornSaintsFan]

Doesn't make me feel any better.

 

[Slaw]

Doesn't make me feel any better.

Apparently there are still people who think there is no way he plays this year. Just trying to get the facts out there.

 

[sammymvpknight]

Recommend this article for anyone who wants to understand Brees' injury, procedure, and recovery time.

Understanding Drew Brees' thumb injury: What's the UCL? How does the surgery work?

The thumb injury New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees suffered in Sunday's game is a common one for athletes. And while there may be a way to fix it that

www.nola.com

Another really good video.

 

[SaintsNY]

The last 6 years have been torture. It just blows my mind how gut wrenching it's been.