10-22-2013, 11:21 AM
(10-22-2013, 09:18 AM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:Never heard of a knee injury actually being a broken bone with no knee ligament damage. Any doctors in the house who can comment or make sense of this?
It can happen. It's unclear exactly happened in the article, but it sounds like he either fractured the articular surface of his femur or fractured his femur right above the joint. It's less common then knee soft-tissue injuries, and is relatively rare to occur in isolation. Usually it happens in a higher energy impact (e.g. car accident) that also would cause knee soft tissue damage. I'm not an orthopedist so that's the best I can do for now.
