03-01-2021, 12:16 PM
From @"Hypermav"'s article above, this nugget caught my eye:
"The specific procedure is understood to be a partial meniscectomy, a diagnosis consistent with Porzingis’ own comments and recovery timeframe. The operation only removes the damaged part of the meniscus, keeping the remainder of the cartilage intact to continue its primary function of absorbing shock in the knee. Porzingizis likened the process of rehabbing his torn ACL to stumbling through a desert with no end in sight. This, comparatively, was an oasis. Tangible progress was being made every day."
That's disappointing, because a few of us believed through context gained over the off-season that the procedure had been a meniscus repair, and not a meniscus removal. This explains why he came back so quickly, but it isn't the best case scenario down the road.
"The specific procedure is understood to be a partial meniscectomy, a diagnosis consistent with Porzingis’ own comments and recovery timeframe. The operation only removes the damaged part of the meniscus, keeping the remainder of the cartilage intact to continue its primary function of absorbing shock in the knee. Porzingizis likened the process of rehabbing his torn ACL to stumbling through a desert with no end in sight. This, comparatively, was an oasis. Tangible progress was being made every day."
That's disappointing, because a few of us believed through context gained over the off-season that the procedure had been a meniscus repair, and not a meniscus removal. This explains why he came back so quickly, but it isn't the best case scenario down the road.