Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 So this point was raised on the Twitters: Bangedup hasn't put up one of his writeups yet and a picture is worth 1000 words, so I'll put this here. When Beasley pulled up lame (non-contact injury) after trying to decellerate quickly, the trainers were observed examining the outside of his knee. Here's what's in there: The fracture was probably in or near the "posterior fibular head" near where one of the ligaments attaches and the bone partly fractured under the stress. So essentially it's described as a "knee" injury because it's a fracture to one of the structures that make up the knee
Scott7975 Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 One tough mofo. They better keep that dude here until he retires.
US Egg Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 Went to the hospital for a hand injury when I was ten. Get x-rayed, emergency room doctor comes in and says wrist is sprained. My mother says it's his thumb that hurts. Doctor leaves room, comes back and says, yeah, thumb is broken.
DrPJax Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Don Otreply said: “Cracked” , is likely a better description, Broken denotes two pieces, don’t get me wrong, Beasley is a tuff guy for certain. Go Bills!!! Per Beasley it was “partially” broken , implying cracked as you stated. Would have a callous of fibrous tissue , calcium being laid down within a couple weeks. The fibula is a NON-WEIGHT bearing bone. So with some padding, taping by the great trainers available , it is definitely an injury you could run with. Main risk is getting hit right there again, however , with the callous formation it’s likely that area would be as strong or stronger than areas proximal/ distal to it. Also it would be anc area you could do a local block with a long acting anesthetic that might last 4-6 hours or so. Would explain how he was able to look so good in the game. Not taking anything away from him as I think other than diggs,he was by far our next best receiver. If there is a fracture you could still play with ( non- displaced , probable hairline fracture) a fracture of the non weight bearing fibula is one you could play with after a week or two of healing depending on pain tolerance. . Gutsy thing to do but not likely to do any further damage running on it ( had to be medically cleared to be out there ). in contrast to moss injury involving the soft tissue tear between fibula/tibia that is responsible for stability of the ankle. Just an example of how some soft tissue injuries can be more debilitating than a clean, partial bone fracture. Just explaining how Beas could play and why moss.had his season ended. 😊 1
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 27, 2021 Posted January 27, 2021 More on Beasley's injury from Bangedup Bills https://bangedupbills.com/ Quote Understanding how he suffered the injury is difficult. He stutter-stepped and then fell down before coming up limping. There was a possibility that he was hit by the Patriots defender going down which could explain the hit to the knee leading to the fracture, but it’s not clear on film. This wasn’t an injury considered as a possibility at the time. He most likely suffered a partial fibular head fracture as that portion lies right on the outside portion of the knee, hence why the team got away with saying knee on the injury report. They were right, but it was a loose use of the term. This would also support the use of the bracing on the knee during the Colts game to provide support to the area. It is important to note that Beasley was not wearing the brace during the Chiefs game. Quote According to the literature, these usually occur as the result of a direct blow to the area. An isolated fibular fracture is quite rare and the literature linked indicates there isn’t a lot of research on frequency. There are other ways to break the fibula but those involve more of the distal fibula down towards the ankle and are typically more severe in nature. 1
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