Severely displaced fractures are operated on before swelling goes down

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Nov 28, 2021
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Hearing from a friend that Rex has a Pilon Fracture

Julius Pepperwood

11/28/21 12:24pm

Surgery this week for sure then. Hope he can make it back for 2022

Turnpike Lane

11/28/21 12:25pm

Someone said they operated last night. Not sure though.

byubyu

11/28/21 12:26pm

With that fracture he might need another

BYUheaven

11/28/21 12:28pm

That’s not common. Is there a threat of losing your foot with that type of

allaboutthegainz

11/28/21 12:28pm

Not really. Usually it’s a distal tib & fib fracture. Can be potentially bad if

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 12:32pm

Pilon fractures are unstable and get fixed quickly

Littlerich

11/28/21 1:08pm

That would surprise me. Usually wait for swelling to go down but maybe that wasn’t an issue here.

Turnpike Lane

11/28/21 12:28pm

They operated on Hayward a few hours after the injury.

JAK

11/28/21 12:51pm

Severely displaced fractures are operated on before swelling goes down

Littlerich

11/28/21 12:55pm

So are infection concerns less, or just the need to reset the ankle greater than the infection risk?

Turnpike Lane

11/28/21 1:13pm

The articular surface needs to be put back together as it is the most

Littlerich

11/28/21 1:19pm

100%. Usually with that type of fracture, the distal end of the bone splinters

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 1:27pm

If you operate soon enough, you can do surgery before swelling sets in.

Powerbait DPM

11/28/21 4:10pm

Is this real? I would think swelling set in before he left the field.

DirtyWater

11/28/21 4:28pm

I did it about a month ago. Swelling does begin to set in, but is manageable.

Powerbait DPM

11/28/21 5:48pm

Not sure, they mentioned they are keeping him in california for couple of weeks

Julius Pepperwood

11/28/21 12:40pm

RE: Not sure, they mentioned they are keeping him in california for couple of

claw

11/28/21 1:09pm

Yeah, if it was in Provo I’m guessing the team ortho would have fixed it last

Powerbait DPM

11/28/21 4:12pm

Wow that’s not good news.

antiyewt

11/28/21 12:27pm

If true, next year may be a challenge. Often takes full year

Bluforever

11/28/21 12:27pm

Would be interesting to see if it was just the distal tibia or distal tib & fib

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 12:29pm

Would the least of those two allow him fully recovered by first gm of '22?

wickedgame71

11/28/21 1:02pm

He would have a better chance. 3-6 months for the surgical repair to heal,

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 1:11pm

Thx for the explanation. Here's to hoping it's the least severe

wickedgame71

11/28/21 1:12pm

Just googled it. Some of those X-ray pics…

bluesloth

11/28/21 12:40pm

I heard it was a compound fracture

NacoCoug

11/28/21 12:44pm

Well that would be much worse. Many more factors to consider. Infection being

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 12:54pm

If it was pilot and external, that really sucks

bluelands

11/28/21 5:33pm

O Geesh. That's terrible. I was expecting something much less severe.

SinkingQuffa

11/28/21 12:44pm

A Pilon fracture? From the replay I saw I'm not buying that.

cowbellcoug

11/28/21 1:07pm

Looked like a fracture dislocation which could include a pilon fracture

Littlerich

11/28/21 1:10pm

My source is very close to the Rex family

Julius Pepperwood

11/28/21 1:14pm

Well then that is truly unfortunate! Hard to see that happen!

cowbellcoug

11/28/21 1:26pm

From the replay, it wouldn’t be the first guess but it’s definitely possible.

LakeshowCougs

11/28/21 1:14pm

Couldn’t agree more. Looked like a distal fib fx.

Ktar

11/28/21 3:05pm

For once I have a source and it's a pilon fracture

Cougar8Duck

11/28/21 3:56pm

I looked at x-rays of a pilon pip fracture and I'm officially

jlhazlewood

11/28/21 1:12pm

RE: I looked at x-rays of a pilon pip fracture and I'm officially

boisecoug745

11/28/21 3:03pm

"Better a break than a sprain"

cougaman

11/28/21 2:13pm

it's often very true, but certainly not for extreme fractures

byujag

11/28/21 3:25pm

Its not though. Sprains heal just as well as fractures, except for extreme

cougaman

11/28/21 3:30pm

That’s a terrible injury with a long recovery path. Sucks about his wedding, too

seacougar

11/28/21 2:42pm

He’s from california so a bummer because flights venue etc were all paid for

Julius Pepperwood

11/28/21 2:50pm

Have the surgery after the wedding

bluelands

11/28/21 5:28pm

Agreed. He should go ahead with the wedding

bluelands

11/28/21 5:26pm

RE: Hearing from a friend that Rex has a Pilon Fracture

boisecoug745

11/28/21 2:55pm

Amen to that.

jlhazlewood

11/28/21 5:22pm

I have had that injury. Best of luck to Rex

bluelands

11/28/21 5:25pm

If he won't be able to jump off that foot again how will he play again?

wickedgame71

11/28/21 6:00pm

See below. I expect him to play again at his normal awesome level

bluelands

11/28/21 7:05pm

I mean Gordon Hayward had the same injury and is still able to play BBall at a

CougarTailDevourer

11/28/21 6:07pm

Bummer. I was hoping it was just dislocated. I am an ortho PA.

wok your dog

11/28/21 6:16pm

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DrCougarHunter

11/29/21 9:04am

I could do everything I did before

bluelands

11/28/21 7:04pm

Thank you for the details. What a horrible injury. To continue to feel adverse

wickedgame71

11/28/21 9:50pm

Knew it was a baddie the moment I saw it

coldcoug

11/28/21 7:09pm

Wow, very unfortunate if true

DrCougarHunter

11/29/21 9:05am

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