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Well, we knew it was something, so this is actually great news because it isn't an ACL or MCL tear or a meniscus. Now it's time for Evina. CW, and everyone else to step up and take ownership. We will see soon enough. I think you will see extended playing time from the bench and a new focus. In a strange way, this may benefit us in March.
 
Not the best scenario but must better than a ACl . 6-8 weeks will pass very quick. Pray a complete recovery, Paige, have a good rest and we love you.
 
BBallF said:
Well, we knew it was something, so this is actually great news because it isn't an ACL or MCL tear or a meniscus. Now it's time for Evina. CW, and everyone else to step up and take ownership. We will see soon enough. I think you will see extended playing time from the bench and a new focus. In a strange way, this may benefit us in March.
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This is how I'm trying to look at it. There's been a tendency IMO for the team to sit back & let Paige try to win the game for them. Now they'll have to do it themselves. This could be a blessing in disguise.
 
If the school made the announcement that she’s out for 6-8 weeks I’m assuming they don’t plan on keeping her out for the year if the injury heals as it should. Keeping her out longer, wouldn’t really do anything. Once it’s fully healed, it’s good to go.
This could be a blessing in disguise for the rest of the team. They need to step up and learn to play without her.
Wishing you all the best PB
 
Want your teeth to hurt:

  • Tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries produced by high- or low-energy trauma. They principally affect young adults or the ‘third age’ population.
  • These fractures usually have associated soft-tissue lesions that will affect their treatment. Sequential (staged) treatment (external fixation followed by definitive osteosynthesis) is recommended in more complex fracture patterns. But one should remember that any type of tibial plateau fracture can present with soft-tissue complications.
  • Typically the Schatzker or AO/OTA classification is used, but the concept of the proximal tibia as a three-column structure and the detailed study of the posteromedial and posterolateral fragment morphology has changed its treatment strategy.
  • Limb alignment and articular surface restoration, allowing early knee motion, are the main goals of surgical treatment. Partially articular factures can be treated by minimally-invasive methods and arthroscopy is useful to assist and control the fracture reduction and to treat intra-articular soft-tissue injuries.
  • Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is the gold standard treatment for these fractures. Complex articular fractures can be treated by ring external fixators and minimally-invasive osteosynthesis (EFMO) or by ORIF. EFMO can be related to suboptimal articular reduction; however, outcome analysis shows results that are equal to, or even superior to, ORIF. The ORIF strategy should also include the optimal reduction of the articular surface.

Treatment strategy for tibial plateau fractures: an update - PMC

Tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries produced by high- or low-energy trauma. They principally affect young adults or the ‘third age’ population. These fractures usually have associated soft-tissue lesions that will affect their treatment. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

There is more, but I think you've had enough.
 
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Paige's health, and recovery should be everyone's concern, more so than the effect it has on the team. ESPN has already written an article on how this will play out for UCONN WBB. We may lose some games, but we know in the back of our minds that , hopefully, we are getting the best player in the country back.
 
cohenzone said:
Not familiar with this type of fracture but a quick Google suggests that it probably was not a non-contact injury, it just didn’t get fully aggravated until what we witnessed. Maybe earlier in the game where she hit the deck several times. Meaning this situation.was probably going to happen fairly soon even if she was already out of the game. Hope for a speedy and not too painful recovery.
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I was watching the replay of the game again last night. After her 3/4 court bomb to CW right before the half, she jumped way up in celebration and came down on her left leg first. She didn't exactly wince, but if seemed as though her next step was very slightly gingerly. If there was indeed a precedent injury, I would first look there for a culprit.
 
Reiterating what others have said, this is not a “worse case” scenario. A torn ACL is a 6-9 month recovery process vs 6-8 weeks for the tibia fracture. Paige is young and healthy and should heal quickly.

Everyone on the team needs to step up now and hold down the fort until Paige is back, hopefully before the Big Dance.
 
Gus Mahler said:
I was watching the replay of the game again last night. After her 3/4 court bomb to CW right before the half, she jumped way up in celebration and came down on her left leg first. She didn't exactly wince, but if seemed as though her next step was very slightly gingerly. If there was indeed a precedent injury, I would first look there for a culprit.
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I thought the same thing.
 
Did the injury start with one of her previous fouls? Just curious.
 
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jpp13 said:
All the best to Paige!!!! Full and complete recovery is priority. Glad it isn't an ACL. Even though it says 6-8 weeks I wouldn't be surprised if Geno held her out for the year.
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If the doctors clear her in six weeks or eight weeks, I would be VERY surprised if he held her out for the year. She would be cleared to play by the end of January. If the doctors say she is OK to play, why would he sit her for another 6+ weeks?
 
Charliebball said:
Looking on the bright side, this injury could have been far worse...........Over all UConn has been pretty lucky as far as injuries go over the past few years compared to some of their rivals...........I view this as a great growth opportunity for the rest of the team to step forward and play their best basketball while they await their teammates' return.........they'll certainly have a great cheerleader on the bench rooting them on..........
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GA said he feels the O is unwatchable without her. Hope it becomes watchable pretty quick. We’ll see how Evina and Niki do because they are the most likely ball handling candidates. Some of Paige’s points will be shared among the other players, but you don’t easily replace one of the likely top 10 players in the history of the game. Anna would’ve come in handy. Paige is such a joy to watch.
 
Paige will have a long and successful career in basketball and this should hopefully just be a blip on the radar for her career overall. There were other possible outcomes that would have been much worse than a blip.

So I take it as good news, even though it throws the 2021-2022 season into turmoil. And presumably no lingering impact on 2022-2023, which was not certain 24 hours ago. And we actually might be looking pretty good in mid to late March, knock on wood.

BTW, congrats to everyone on the Boneyard who predicted that it was a tibial plateau fracture.
 
stamfordhusky said:
If the doctors clear her in six weeks or eight weeks, I would be VERY surprised if he held her out for the year. She would be cleared to play by the end of January. If the doctors say she is OK to play, why would he sit her for another 6+ weeks?
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If the doctors clear Paige in 6-8 weeks, she will make Geno’s life a living hell if he tries to keep her out any longer… ;)
 
The interesting thing about the covid eligibility year is that there’s no pressure to decide about redshirting the season. Wishing her a speedy and full recovery. No doubt she’ll continue to be a vocal leader.
 
Well, I am glad that they diagnosed the injury and have a proper plan for recovery. I hope that she has the patience to be patient in order to have a complete recovery. I believe that she will be anxious to get going again.

In the meantime, her teamates need to provide support to her with encouragement and happy thoughts. I am looking forward to seeing how this team will rally behind her on and off the court.
 
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oldude said:
Reiterating what others have said, this is not a “worse case” scenario. A torn ACL is a 6-9 month recovery process vs 6-8 weeks for the tibia fracture. Paige is young and healthy and should heal quickly.

Everyone on the team needs to step up now and hold down the fort until Paige is back, hopefully before the Big Dance.
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age has nothing to do with it, she already had a surgery in the offseason now more rehab. They need to shut her down for the season.
 
stamfordhusky said:
If the doctors clear her in six weeks or eight weeks, I would be VERY surprised if he held her out for the year. She would be cleared to play by the end of January. If the doctors say she is OK to play, why would he sit her for another 6+ weeks?
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I would not be surprised if she was held out for the year. As stated by the Reno Orthopedic Center, "By 6 weeks, patients are extremely comfortable. They cannot be released to full activities such as manual labor, skiing and motocross until about 4 months. Aggressive return to activity too early can result in re-fracture, hardware breakage or nonunion". One reason for this is it is rare to only just break the bone. This is an injury that can involve the bone, meniscus, ligaments, muscles, tendons and skin around the knee. All of that needs time to heal as well. However the outcome, this is all a tough challenge for Paige as well as the team.
 
Wishing Paige all the best. Rest and recovery done on her (and the medical staff's) timelines; not ours. I'm relieved that this isn't any type of long-term career affecting injury.

Now we will see how her teammates respond in her absence.
 
Beemer said:
This is how I'm trying to look at it. There's been a tendency IMO for the team to sit back & let Paige try to win the game for them. Now they'll have to do it themselves. This could be a blessing in disguise.
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But let's keep the blessings to a minimum. :rolleyes:
 
Kobe Bryant had same injury, same leg, also from a hyperextension, in a game in Dec. 2013, and missed the rest of the season. But he was 35. Hopefully the younger Paige will heal more quickly. Her patience with the whole process will be a huge factor.
 
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cohenzone said:
GA said he feels the O is unwatchable without her. Hope it becomes watchable pretty quick. We’ll see how Evina and Niki do because they are the most likely ball handling candidates. Some of Paige’s points will be shared among the other players, but you don’t easily replace one of the likely top 10 players in the history of the game. Anna would’ve come in handy. Paige is such a joy to watch.
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I know that Geno is being his usual sarcastic self because if he truly means it, what does it say about his coaching and or his recruiting of this team??
 
stamfordhusky said:
If the doctors say that is completely unnecessary, why would you overrule the doctors???
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and I am sure the team of doctors is extensive and some unaffiliated with the team.
 
oldude said:
I’ll defer to Paige’s doctors and coaches on that decision.
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then defer to the doctors when you make a comment like "she is young she will heal quickly"
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Want your teeth to hurt:

  • Tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries produced by high- or low-energy trauma. They principally affect young adults or the ‘third age’ population.
  • These fractures usually have associated soft-tissue lesions that will affect their treatment. Sequential (staged) treatment (external fixation followed by definitive osteosynthesis) is recommended in more complex fracture patterns. But one should remember that any type of tibial plateau fracture can present with soft-tissue complications.
  • Typically the Schatzker or AO/OTA classification is used, but the concept of the proximal tibia as a three-column structure and the detailed study of the posteromedial and posterolateral fragment morphology has changed its treatment strategy.
  • Limb alignment and articular surface restoration, allowing early knee motion, are the main goals of surgical treatment. Partially articular factures can be treated by minimally-invasive methods and arthroscopy is useful to assist and control the fracture reduction and to treat intra-articular soft-tissue injuries.
  • Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is the gold standard treatment for these fractures. Complex articular fractures can be treated by ring external fixators and minimally-invasive osteosynthesis (EFMO) or by ORIF. EFMO can be related to suboptimal articular reduction; however, outcome analysis shows results that are equal to, or even superior to, ORIF. The ORIF strategy should also include the optimal reduction of the articular surface.

Treatment strategy for tibial plateau fractures: an update - PMC

Tibial plateau fractures are complex injuries produced by high- or low-energy trauma. They principally affect young adults or the ‘third age’ population. These fractures usually have associated soft-tissue lesions that will affect their treatment. ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

There is more, but I think you've had enough.
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I read something similar. It makes Paige’s injury sound like a less severe case of this type of injury. I certainly hope so.

Some of you may remember that my granddaughter plays Division III soccer. In the second game of the year with her team trailing by a goal in the final minute, she fired a shot from in front of the net and made lower body contact with a defender. The ball was deflected, and Caitie fell to the ground writhing in pain. Everyone feared it was an ACL tear, and even the trainer said it seemed like one. But the MRI revealed “only” a bone bruise. While extremely painful, it healed quickly, and with crutches, rest, and PT, she was back playing in 3 weeks.

Best wishes to Paige Buckets. We all feel for her and wish for a complete and speedy recovery. I hope she can be patient.
 
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