Von Pearson Injury Update

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#76
Im not a doctor, but a dislocated ankle would have been known and diagnosed before now. A dislocated ankle almost always has a fracture accompanying it and that would have been shown by the xray that they certainly took yesterday.
 
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crusse10 said:
how in the world would a dislocated ankle put a player out for a year?
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Better yet, how do you dislocate an ankle? It's usually an ankle sprain or torn ligaments. Never heard of a dislocated ankle. Shoulder, yes...cause it's a ball and socket joint.
 
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High ankle sprain, out 2 to 3 weeks from what I'm hearing on the radio. Wolf is day to day. He will probably be ready for Norman. Von could be ready for Athens.
 
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sanddune50 said:
High ankle sprain, out 2 to 3 weeks from what I'm hearing on the radio. Wolf is day to day. He will probably be ready for Norman. Von could be ready for Athens.
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Oh boy this would be the best case scenario right now. PLEASE let it be so.
 
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sanddune50 said:
High ankle sprain, out 2 to 3 weeks from what I'm hearing on the radio. Wolf is day to day. He will probably be ready for Norman. Von could be ready for Athens.
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High ankle sprain = torn ligaments above the ankle and recovery time is 8 weeks to 6 months depending on the extent of damage. Not good at all.
 
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The term “high ankle sprain” refers to an injury involving the ligaments on the inside of the ankle joint that occurs when the foot is forcibly turned outward from either a contact or non-contact injury. If the force is great enough, there is also damage to the ligaments spanning the lower leg bones – the tibia and fibula. These injuries represent only 10% of all ankle sprains, yet they are increasingly seen in football players of all levels. In addition, these sprains result in significantly more lost time from sports due to the nature of the damage that occurs.

... those players who sustain a high ankle sprain are often out of sports for four to six weeks depending upon the injury severity. Sports that involve cutting and pivoting, such as football, are especially difficult to play in the setting of a high ankle sprain. The player’s position may also dictate the length of recuperation as running backs or linebackers who have to quickly change direction are often the most disabled with this injury.

IOW, this isn't a "regular" sprained ankle. If Pearson does in fact have a mild-to-moderate high ankle sprain, I think the best-case scenario is to see him return for Florida on Oct. 4th. But it might be wise to rest him until the Ole Miss game on Oct. 18th rather than risk his coming back too early and re-injuring his ankle.
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It's not the outside ligament injury that occurs from rolling your ankle. It's the inside or medial ligaments that were stretched and slightly torn. Slight tears are sprains. What's tough is the pain usually shoots up all the way to the inner thigh and down into the foot.
 
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I had a high ankle sprain in school and played 3 weeks later. I'm pretty sure with the training staff the Vols have, 2-3 weeks is possible.
 
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kamoshika said:
The term “high ankle sprain” refers to an injury involving the ligaments on the inside of the ankle joint that occurs when the foot is forcibly turned outward from either a contact or non-contact injury. If the force is great enough, there is also damage to the ligaments spanning the lower leg bones – the tibia and fibula. These injuries represent only 10% of all ankle sprains, yet they are increasingly seen in football players of all levels. In addition, these sprains result in significantly more lost time from sports due to the nature of the damage that occurs.

... those players who sustain a high ankle sprain are often out of sports for four to six weeks depending upon the injury severity. Sports that involve cutting and pivoting, such as football, are especially difficult to play in the setting of a high ankle sprain. The player’s position may also dictate the length of recuperation as running backs or linebackers who have to quickly change direction are often the most disabled with this injury.

IOW, this isn't a "regular" sprained ankle. If Pearson does in fact have a mild-to-moderate high ankle sprain, I think the best-case scenario is to see him return for Florida on Oct. 4th. But it might be wise to rest him until the Ole Miss game on Oct. 18th rather than risk his coming back too early and re-injuring his ankle.
St. Louis Rams | High Ankle Sprains
High Ankle Sprain
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Didnt Gurley have the same thing last season and was out 3 games, but was never 100% the rest of the way - with all the good WRs UT has it might be wise to hold him out 5 weeks.
 
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wherewolf said:
FROM TOS:

Some positions have players more capable and ready than others. Tennessee doesn't remotely have enough depth along its offensive or defensive fronts, and that will be exposed in the coming weeks. The Vols do have quality depth at both wide receiver and tight end, where they endured nasty-looking injuries to junior college phenom Von Pearson and freshman tight end Ethan Wolf against Arkansas State. Pearson tweeted out it would be a "minor setback," and a couple of different program sources indicated Pearson might not be as seriously injured as initially feared.

Wolf, whom one former Vol player already said looks like he possesses NFL potential, absorbed an even more eye-closing, stomach-churning hit to his knee. But optimistic word inside the Vols' locker room was that Wolf's injury would be only a "knee contusion," and he told UT personnel he was OK when he walked off the field at game's end --- without crutches or ice on the knee.

WHO KNOWS WHAT TO BELIEVE???
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Not reliable. Von CLEARLY stated it was a 'miner' sprain.
 
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508mikey said:
Didnt Gurley have the same thing last season and was out 3 games, but was never 100% the rest of the way - with all the good WRs UT has it might be wise to hold him out 5 weeks.
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Yes, Gurley suffered a high ankle sprain in the 1st half of the LSU game on 9/28, and he returned to action against UF on 11/2. While he was still effective, his gimpy ankle bothered him even through Georgia's bowl game against Nebraska.
 
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DeepSpringsVol said:
Everyone's is different. I tore mine on March 16 2012. I got up grimacing and hobbled to rec league basketball bench. Everyone including myself said the same you did. No way it's an acl or you would be down crying I was like yeah but this must be worst sprain of my life. When I called into work on Monday and told them I'd be out awhile as I climb utility poles walking with a limp would keep me from that. There policy is use insurance and get Mri. By that night they got me one and radiologist spilled beans before KOC could even get a look at my knee. I couldn't believe I could walk on it. Also remember Eric Berry hurt his knee left and came back in and that's when they knew his torn. Now granted that's rare but nothing is conclusive until doctors see mri unless it's visual damage like Paul George, Marcus Lattimore or Kevin Ware.
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When I tore mine I couldn't get up and had to be carried off the floor. I wasn't able to hobble on it till later that night. As I walked I could feel my knee slip around. I'll never forget that.
 
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A sprain is a very vague diagnosis. There are way too many factors for us as armchair stellarbacks to predict a date of return or when he will truly be 100 percent. Luckily he has youth on his side which can expedite the healing process along with good nutrition.
 
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sanddune50 said:
High ankle sprain, out 2 to 3 weeks from what I'm hearing on the radio. Wolf is day to day. He will probably be ready for Norman. Von could be ready for Athens.
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I like it. Sit him out for OK and after that we have a bye week. Good 2 weeks off
 
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Much harder to operate as a running back after an ankle sprain than a wide receiver(imo). Not trying to act like it won't impact Pearson but I don't think it will have the same impact as it did with Gurley. The thing I remember was not the impact of the injury but how much easier it was to turn after the injury. I turned mine 2 more times in that same season...not seriously but enough to hurt.
 
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I'm sure there are varying degrees of high ankle sprains but I had one about 5 years ago playing basketball and it totally sucked. Was in a walking boot for 3 weeks and it didn't feel fully healed for a good 9 months. Of course I didn't get the training an rehab these athletes get, had I been able to I'd have been back much quicker, but speaking from experience it is not an easy injury to come back from quickly and be 100%

Hoping to see Von back quickly.
 
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dbarker said:
If it is truly torn, your knee doesn't stay in place when you try to move quickly. You will know by practice at the very least. Ive torn my ACL, and then Ive torn the ACL, PCL, and MCL all at once....SUCKS.
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And your middle name is "Lucky", damn what a tough break! :shakehead:
 
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