[Charania] Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid — the reigning NBA MVP — has been diagnosed with a displaced flap of the meniscus in his left knee and is weighing rest/rehab or a procedure, according to two sources.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid — the reigning NBA MVP — has been diagnosed with a displaced flap of the meniscus in his left knee and is weighing rest/rehab or a procedure, according to two sources.
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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2024
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Displaced definitely sounds better than a tear.
Reddit doctors tell us what this means
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Yes but how long is the procedure
Sounds painful
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN REDDIT DOCTORS
Wtf does that mean?
I don’t even know what that means
Sounds nasty, in my medical opinion
All of this seems like it could be worse than they are making it sound, but they don’t want to rule him out for a lengthy period quite yet.
Shams is on fraud watch, afraid to say how much time he’ll miss
Reddit doctors you’re up.
I hate when I lose my flap…
Ok r/NBA doctors, how long is this gon take
He’s the only guy this has ever happened to
So it’s a tear, this is just a fancy way of saying it
imma need reddit doctors to tell me wtf that is
Well, this season is over for the Sixers. Should just let Embiid recover and shut him down for the season. It was going to be tough anyway with New York powering up, and Boston amd Milwaukee looking strong. Just focus on getting a third guy in the off season and focus on next season. That was the plan anyway, when harden got traded.
With Embiid gone, Maxey can probably make an All NBA push.
6 to 8 weeks according to google
But how can he flap
TIL there are flaps in a meniscus
https://twitter.com/BrianSuttererMD/status/1753843765402296746?t=HnASBdYVTBXidLmZPO48FQ&s=19
google says its still a tear?
Not a doctor but very familiar with knee injuries as a former victim of quite a few. Here are the timelines for the 3 possible solutions.
If they opt to repair the tear, stitching it back together, it’s a 3-6 month recovery time. Pros are this is probably the best long term solution for a torn meniscus, cons is he is done for fantasy season and maybe even regular season.
If they opt to remove the area of the meniscus where the tear is located altogether(picture having an apple with a speck of mold, and scooping out the area with mold on it) it’s 3-6 weeks. Pros are this is the quickest solution but cons are this can have more negative long term implications such as arthritis.
If they opt to rest and rehabilitate, it’s 6-8 weeks. Pros are an intermediate recovery time and no major intrusive surgery work such as removing the meniscus, cons are it might not heal or improve and he might ultimately need surgery anyways. This is also only an option if the tear is in an area that will heal (meniscuses have areas that receive blood flow and areas that don’t). If it’s in an area that doesn’t he’s definitely needing surgery or else the flap will continue to get stuck in the joint, causing it to lock and swell.
Former doctor here. This isn’t good. You’re looking at a lonzo recovery time.
Jokic 3rd MVP is going to be terrible for this sport 💔
Congratulations to Jokic on his 3rd MVP
[Brian Sutterer MD](https://twitter.com/BrianSuttererMD/status/1753844589490852220?t=6lQW4PnswpXMT64yfl9s_Q&s=19)
>This is a terrible way to describe the injury to the public and doesn’t help to clarify anything.
> 1. A displaced flap is a tear. Not an ‘injury’. The meniscus is torn
>2. If you tell a sports doc someone has a ‘displaced flap’, those are words we often use to describe something that needs surgery
>3. If rest/rehab is still an option then they really aren’t communicating this in a good way
> 🤦♂️🤦♂️
As a Sixers fan, NBA should intervene on the Sixers being shady as fuck
>The displaced flap of the meniscus can get lodged in the knee joint causing it to lock.
Reading the article (the portion it allows me to read without a subscription) it appears they are weighing rest/rehab vs a full repair and that a trim is not being considered at this time
Surgical repair is a 4-6 month rehab (though Jalen Ramsey just knocked a few months off of that timeline) and would likely end the season.
Rest/rehab does work just fine in many cases but it is truly case by case.
I would think they would at least trial rehab first for a few weeks, it’s it’s going well stick with that, if it’s not, than do surgery.
https://x.com/fantasyinjuryt/status/1753842104818602127?s=46&t=nTTEj4pYTl_o_im2gtZyQg
I read MRIs. Displaced tear is worse because it means the torn area is flipped or located away from its original position and can cause abnormal stress on another region of the knee joint space. Here’s an analogy. Imagine you chipped a tooth. Tooth gets trapped between two other normal teeth elsewhere in your mouth. Over time and use you’ll chip away at those teeth from getting jammed all the time by the chipped tooth.
Dudes knee bussy is all displaced
I really don’t like the word “flap” in this context
Don’t understand why they’re doing everything in their power to not call it a tear
Could be worse. Could be his butthole flaps
Flap
How could the fans do this to Embiid? /s
Don’t do the procedure — they killed Brandon Roy’s career.
Something about his vagina, that’s all I understood
So he has what? 4 months left to live?
You happy you fucks here on r/nba? Dude got injured because the media and fans were fucking heckling him for actually trying to follow the procedures for dealing with an injury
he’ had a good run dealing with mostly little stuff, but I think everyone knew this was coming eventually. just hope he can bounce back and this isnt gonna hinder him too mch int he future.
Trust the process
Gunna need a procedure eventually. Probably smarter just to do it now