Blog for Pete S. Deol, D.O.
Ankle Injuries Take Time to Heal - Even If You're Brett Favre
Recently Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre was injured in a game against the rivial Green Bay Packers when GB linebacker Brad Jones tackled Favre's legs on a play. The injury Favre sustained to his ankle is only one in a series of injuries that have plagued him during his career. Just last year he underwent arthroscopic ankle surgery to remove loose bone fragments, bone spurs and scar tissue from his ankle due to chronic ankle pain. Favre's recent injury involves a stress fracture in the ankle with an associated "avulsion fracture" from his calcaneus (a piece of his heel bone pulled off by a tendon or ligament). Fortunately these injuries are often treated without surgery but can often take weeks to recover from due to pain, swelling and inflammation. In order for Favre to be able to successfully return to play, his physicians and trainers will need to ensure that he regains full motion & strength in the ankle to avoid further injury.
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