Drake Johnson Torn ACL
December 1st, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
What was worse, 2014 or 2013?
December 1st, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
Remind me of what was bad in 2013. I can only remember how bad this year has been.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
Remember when everyone thought 2014 was going to be the best year ever when basketball went on that tear at the beginning of the year and Michigan football technically hadn't lost a game yet, Ohio State basketball was in a slump, and OSU football lost? That was fun.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
Yeah, we need to learn a lesson from our posts from January and February saying that 2014 is the best year ever. If things go well next year, let's hold off until making those claims until 11:59:59 PM on December 31, 2015. Even then I'll be a little nervous.
December 1st, 2014 at 11:41 AM ^
It definitely does.
Look on the bright side, half of the team will have new ACLs in 2015.
December 1st, 2014 at 3:10 PM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
Our luck with injuries<<<<<<<<
December 1st, 2014 at 11:44 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
Exactly. And that might legitimately be costing them a national title, or a shot at one. It will very possibly cost them a Big Ten title. Our injuries didn't really cost us anything, since we weren't going to win anything with them anyway.
And I know everyone says how unlucky we are with injuries - but who really got injured this year? Peppers is the big name, but we don't really know what he was going to do even if healthy. Desmond Morgan too, but it sounded like he wasn't going to start anyway, meaning he was a solid rotational player. And then Derick Green, but he wasn't a star before the injury and Smith and Johnson at least equalled his production.
So I think we did pretty well with injuries this year.
December 1st, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
Poor guy. Hope for a speedy recovery, I had him pegged as the starting RB for next season.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:03 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
He was entering Beast Mode. In other news, Doug should permanently change his last name to Karachi.
EDIT: Now this makes no sense. RIP Doug Karachi.
December 1st, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
Hoping for a speedy recovery.. Get well soon Drake..
2014 has been great to us. Cant wait to see what 2015 has in store lol.
December 1st, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
Weren't there a lot of posts about a year ago about how bad 2013 and how much we were looking forward to 2014. It can't get worse can it???? !%#@#$%@#^
December 1st, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
Not surprising. Is it the same leg?
December 1st, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^
50/50 chance...
December 1st, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
Anyone know if this is the same ACL that he tore last year?
And does retearing an ACL have any worse implications than just tearing it once?
December 1st, 2014 at 10:11 AM ^
Yes to both questions.
December 1st, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
Fire Borges
Fire Brandon
Fire Hoke
December 1st, 2014 at 10:11 AM ^
Fire ACL's!
December 1st, 2014 at 12:11 PM ^
his S & C program is a joke. . .
December 1st, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
It looked like a torn ACL. He showed great desire to score before dropping the ball once he crossed the plane.
Another six months of rehab! I don't envy the kid.
December 1st, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
Angelique confirms it's the same knee as last year...Does this make rehab longer?
December 1st, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
The ACL surgery was probably a patellar autograft, so now they'll have to get material from his other patellar tendon. Normally they take the autograft from the same knee -- but this time they'll have to take the material from the opposite knee, so you're rehabbing both knees at once. It shouldn't make a big difference to a player with all the support that Michigan players have, but it'll make the rehab more unpleasant, I'd imagine.
But Jake Ryan's ACL surgery was a hamstring autograft (as was mine; the rehab is easier but the replaced ACL isn't as strong), so maybe they did the same with Drake? I'm not sure. I did a quick Google search but couldn't find out.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
Can't they just take the autograft from a dead guy?
December 1st, 2014 at 10:17 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 12:00 PM ^
Yes - auto means "self" which is why an autograft only refers to a graft from your own body. Just like you can't write an autobiography about someone else.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:17 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^
I've (unfortunately) been through 2 ACL surgeries now, so I have quite a bit of knowledge on the subject. The first ACL replacement was a cadaver autograft, while the most recent one being a patellar autograft.
My surgeon, a lead orthopedic surgeon for an NFL team, chose to use a cadaver allograft the first time due to a quicker recovery and research at the time suggesting they held up as well as a patellar or hamstring autografts. However, that was about 4 years ago and after the wave of cadaver allograft use, more and more research is showing that there is a significantly higher retear rate with the allograft over either of the autografts. I believe that the retear rate of ~4% for autografts and ~ a 4 to 5 times higher rate with the allograft.
My surgeon says that pretty much unanimously across the NFL patellar or hamstring autografts are used now. Patellar is a bit more common though as there are generally less side effects with the harvested tissue. It's really just a preference of the surgeon.
I asked my surgeon this very same question about 2 weeks ago and the answer I got was that with proper rehab (which I assume Drake will get) there is nothing structurally weaker about the autograft ACL. However, people almost always tear their ACL by performing a motion of the knee bending inwards with stress. Some people just have biomechanics which puts their body in this position more than others. This is actually the reason that ACL tears are anywhere from 2 to 10 (depending on the source) more common in girls than boys.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^
Interesting. Thanks.
December 1st, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
I said "cadavor autograft" when I meant to say "cadavor allograft". Good catch.
autograft = tissue from one point to another of the same individual's body
allograft = tissue from one individual to another
December 1st, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
I had always heard that the repaired ACL is actually stronger than before the tear. Your post directly refutes that.
December 1st, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
I too was told that a replacement ACL is physically as strong as, or stronger, than the original. The thing to keep in mind though is that an ACL tear has as much of an effect on surrounding muscles as it does the knee.
The general practice is to wait until the swelling of the knee has gone down before performing ACL surgery. This can (as it did in my 2 cases) take a few weeks. By that time the muscle atrophy can be visually seen and will only worsen after surgery. The Vastus Medals takes a huge hit from a torn ACL in the sense that generally the body compensates for the torn ACL by walking and functioning in a way that does not trigger this muscle. Because of this the outer thigh muscles take over... not a good situation when you are trying to prevent your knee from rotating inward during a planting motion.
My guess, though I'm by no means a doctor, is that the combination of a person’s bio composition and the lack of really rehabbing the leg muscles back to balance is the reason for a large portion of ACL retears. Some people are just function in a way that is more likely to tear the ACL.
An aside note - I could not believe the stupidity taking place at Clemson in the form of jeopardizing a young player’s career by playing him against South Carolina game with a torn ACL.
December 1st, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
and his knees are presumably among the most valuable in the world. Autografts are better.
This article summarizes the issue and says that "allografts have some disadvantages, including cost, availability, immune response, bacterial infection risk, and delayed graft incorporation/failure."
December 1st, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
Really? Has Devin not been piled on enough without blaming this on him?
December 1st, 2014 at 10:10 AM ^
I have it from a good source that Devin Gardner was directly responsible for the Lincoln assassination...
December 1st, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
is the worst year for Michigan football ever! Anything else going to happen?
December 1st, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 10:05 AM ^
You're right. Devin could've scored there if he'd just ran hard to the corner. Clearly not blaming him for Drake's injury, but it makes the situation a little sadder.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:17 AM ^
December 1st, 2014 at 10:16 AM ^
While I totally agree Devin made the wrong read there and may have been able to score with the correct one, it's ludacrous and in poor taste to say that it's Devin's fault Drake got injured.
December 1st, 2014 at 10:18 AM ^
but I also thought Devin scores on the previous play if he doesn't juke.