Comments on: Knee Surgery Today For Mets Prospect Michael Fulmer

By: Cackletta

Cackletta — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:47:09 +0000

“Mets team physician Dr. Struan Coleman will perform the operation.”

Oh god…

By: Alex in CT (I'm not Alex68)

Alex in CT (I'm not Alex68) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:28:21 +0000

I’ve had my meniscus torn on both my knees including once as junior playing football. I missed a little over two months and was back with my team with no problems. The second time was as an adult and it took a little longer, about 3 months with some rehab, but I was now in my forties. Fulmer will pitch again by the Summer I’d bet.

By: jdon

jdon — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:57:14 +0000

At least it is not an arm. He will pitch again this year, but it is a setback, developmentally. Lost opportunity to stretch his innings out. So in some sense, this year becomes a wash.

By: Just-Da-Damaja

Just-Da-Damaja — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:41:24 +0000

JOE D – you mean mechanics being off like what happened to Santana after the ankle injury?

Santana pitched for a whole month after that…

never complained…

and this is what Santana does on a torn meniscus ON 3 DAYS rest

http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=30013824

you need to learn how to remove your own feelings about a player before you come with your crying and moaning every time a reporter creates a story out of thin air

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:24:10 +0000

Ohhhhh boy….

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:57:13 +0000

7 to 8 weeks, he will pitch by all star break

By: Joey D.

Joey D. — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:51:47 +0000

That is rough and I hope he recuperates completely. Also hope it doesn’t cause him to favor his repaired knee and throw off his mechanics.

By: Tommy2cat

Tommy2cat — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:13:05 +0000

Nope. I tore the medial meniscus in my right knee – its not a big deal, really. Never affected my ability to perform over the long haul, although it set me back a few months, like 3 or 4.

He’ll be fine, but of course its always better to avoid those type of injuries. With today’s arthroscopic procedures, he’ll be back sooner rather than later. It might even be a blessing in disguise as it might save the kid’s arm a bit. One thing’s for sure, he’ll be working on his legs before he climbs back onto the mound.

Get well, soon, Fulmer!

By: CThomp519

CThomp519 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:33:00 +0000

Sadecki??

Interesting…

By: Dan Valis

Dan Valis — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:19:56 +0000

He does have youth on his side to recover, but it would have been nice to track his progress this season. Hopefully this is not a season ender

By: ray sadecki

ray sadecki — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:18:28 +0000

Bad news. Thats why you can never have enough pitching (or pitchers)

By: van

van — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:16:36 +0000

that blows.

I wonder for a pitcher if it is generally better to have the problem with his push leg or plant leg?

By: taskmaster4450

taskmaster4450 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:11:57 +0000

fter a successful surgery for treating the destroyed part of the meniscus patients must follow a rehabilitation program to have the best result. The rehabilitation following a meniscus surgery depends on whether the entire meniscus was removed or repaired. Although not clinically proven some people report better recovery after a period of oral intake of glucosamine-sulphate supplement.[dubious – discuss]

If the destroyed part of the meniscus was removed, patients can usually start walking using a crutch a day or two after surgery. Although each case is different, patients return to their normal activities on average after a few weeks (2 or 3). Still, completely normal walk will resume gradually and it’s not unusual to take 2–3 months for the recovery to reach a level where a patient will walk totally smoothly. Many meniscectomy patients don’t ever feel a 100% functional recovery, but even years after the procedure they sometimes feel tugging or tension in a part of their knee.[citation needed] There is little medical follow-up after meniscectomy and official medical documentation tends to ignore the imperfections and side-effects of this procedure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_of_meniscus

By: Teddy Klein

Teddy Klein — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:38:32 +0000

Well, that’s a shame. Thankfully, he’s still very very young.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:24:43 +0000

That sucks.

By: Dan from Whitestone

Dan from Whitestone — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:18:38 +0000

Is this a season-ender? Hope not.

By: Trs86

Trs86 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:11:22 +0000

Well damn.