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    RUMOR: Possible Important Luck Health Update....

    in Colts Football

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    4 hours ago, #12. said:

    Looking into Bo Jackson, this is apparently true - avascular necrosis.  Bo was of the belief it was the result of him popping his hip back into place himself.  I don't know, could it be the result of Luck playing with the injury for a year plus?

     

    Bo Jackson was diagnosed with it within a month of the injury, however.  If this were true with Luck, I'm sure it would be known to everyone by now.

     

    I sincerely doubt Andrew Luck is suffering from avascular necrosis. AVN of the femoral head is a complication of traumatic posterior dislocation of the hip. It is also associated with alcoholism and high-dose steroid use. AVN occurs at a much higher rate in the hip than in any other joint which is why most studies are focused on that region. 

     

    It is possible to have AVN of the shoulder. However, it is rare and usually referred to as osteonecrosis of the humeral head. There are two types of osteonecrosis of the shoulder: traumatic and atraumatic. Similar to the way a posterior hip dislocation can compromise the blood supply to the femoral head, a shoulder dislocation can do the same thing. We know Andrew had a shoulder subluxation but it’s unlikely that a partial dislocation would have caused necrosis. And in any case, you are correct that AVN is generally diagnosed within a few months of an insult. It can present up to two years afterwards but this is less likely. The atraumatic form of osteonecrosis of the shoulder has the same risk factors as that of the hip - high-dose steroids, alcoholism and a few other things like infection and pancreatitis. I really don’t think any steroid use would have gone unregulated. 

     

    As far as the rumor above, there is no way he has zero blood supply. Is it possible that Luck has restricted or limited blood flow? Yes, but not because of the surgery or poor management. It’s because that is already the anatomical reality of the shoulder and glenoid labrum. The superior and anterosuperior parts of the labrum naturally have less vascularity than the posterosuperior and inferior parts, and that blood supply is limited to the periphery of the labrum. It’s not a new complication. It is also true that healing is dependent on the extent of said vascularity. However, research has shown that despite this, the glenoid labrum has sufficient overall blood supply to result in healing, given enough time. Range of motion, strength, and reduced pain will all come with rehabilitation. 

    NFL Wildcard Weekend Live Games Thread

    in NFL General

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    2 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

     

    Me too. RockThatBlue and 2006Coltsbestever were rooting for us. Stanford could have won a few more games and the Bowl game. The losses were disappointing. Beating Washington was great.

     

    San Diego state was the worst one. On to next year though. KJ will be even better. 

    NFL Wildcard Weekend Live Games Thread

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    2 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

     

    What do you think about the Vikings? Honestly. 

     

    Btw, I missed you at the end of the Standord football season.

     

    I believe you guys are good enough to win the NFC. I would love to see that actually.

     

    Missed you all too. I kept up with scores but I couldn’t watch the games as often as I wanted. I was studying...not fun lol. I did see the bowl game and that depressed me haha.

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