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shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« on: December 09, 2006, 05:34:36 AM »
Interesting rumblings out of Miami suggest that Shaquille O'Neal's knee injury -- a flap tear of the articular cartilage in his left knee -- was sufficiently severe to raise the possibility of the dreaded M word ... microfracture surgery.

The problem, of course, is that O'Neal turns 35 in March. A surgical procedure that will end up taking Amare Stoudemire, at 24, more than a year to rebound from would naturally be a lot longer and tougher for someone Shaq's age.

So it appears that the Heat chose a short-term fix, with a procedure aimed at getting Shaq back on the floor in four-to-six weeks. Although you naturally have to wonder what sort of Shaq we'll see when he does get back, and whether this injury will accelerate his decline, it's a tough sell to say Miami and O'Neal would be better off going the microfracture route ... with no guarantee he'd be any better off after a longer time away.

A similar situation, albeit with a different appendage, is playing out in Indiana. Point guard Darrell Armstrong, a new spark for the Pacers at 38, needs rotator-cuff surgery, but the severity (and recovery time) attached to a shoulder operation would likely end his career. So Armstrong plays on, grinding through the pain and hoping to complete at least one more full season before moving into coaching.

From ESPN's daily dime.
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2006, 07:22:19 AM »
If that's true he's finished.
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2006, 08:37:59 AM »
RIP

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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2006, 01:46:39 PM »
i hope he retires then, he's got to look out for himself unless he wants to walk around like the huntchback for the rest of his life. but if he comes back that just shows his determination
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2006, 02:04:31 PM »
Sucks to be Shaq. :P But what do you expect? He only played 59 games last season, he's heavy, and he's old. It is the end of Shaq as we know it.
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2006, 02:09:39 PM »
Good, fuck that asshole.
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2006, 02:32:20 AM »
he could get the microfracture surgery, then spend the next 18 months working on his free throws
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Re: shaq getting microfracture knee surgery?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2006, 10:11:03 AM »
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