Of course every case is different, but most orthopedic surgeons will tell you that an uncomplicated bone break is an easier recovery than ligament tears in a joint.
You don’t have as many recovery stories of tib/fib breaks compared to knee injuries because it is not as common of an injury.
There are knee ligament tears every week in college and the NFL.
Tib/fib fractures are comparatively rare.
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Seriously. Like, what? A fraction of 1%?
Seems like there have been more compound fractures than clean breaks. Which is a totally different animal and a much harder recovery.
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I don’t know of anyone that had a compound fracture.
Please list any compound fractures in the NFL this season.
I don’t recall any from 2024… but there are apparently more of them than I have heard of previously.
Outside of QBs playing for the Washington franchise…
only a few come to mind historically.
Dak and Allen Hurns have the Cowboys represented.
Tyler Lockett also apparently had one when his ankle was broken.
But I did find and article from 2023 that mentions a study of 37 open (compound) fractures… and 54% (20 players) were leg fractures.
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Right - 37 over 48 years.
In looking at it again, I don’t think that frequency qualifies as more common than a simple fracture.
Alex Smith’s open fracture was the poster boy of ‘gruesome’, though Joe Theisman’s was also right up there.
All in all, each is of course much rarer than soft tissue injuries.
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Racing horse broke quit a few bones and had some tears also. Riding all over I seen doctors from diferant places. Had 2 doctors tell me the same thing when it comes to injuries , yes this was 30 years ago. But if you have a injury that takes 4 months to heal it will take another 4 months for you to be back in shape and strength you were pre injury. It’s not exact from my experience but it is close.
We seem to be going on a tangent.
Hutch didn’t have a compound fracture.
He will be ready to work out with the team when players report for workouts, OTA’s and minicamp.
When training camp opens it will be over 9 months post injury.
The fracture should be fully healed (4 months) and the muscle restored (or likely improved with focused and specific PT) in 6 months.
Hutch is past the point of infection or major complications so I expect him to be good to go for the 2025 season.
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Hutch was ahead of schedule and running just a few months post injury.
I expect absolute terror and domination from Hutch next season. Especially once Mr. Holmes picks a few more defensive studs from the draft.
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It’s not a tangent as much as it is expanding on your point that recovery from broken legs (compound or otherwise) is an incredibly small percentage of “recoveries” we’ll read about in any given year due to the limited number of occurrences.
And the greater point being the lack of recoveries isn’t an indication that Hutch is facing slim odds of coming back to 100%, it’s only indicative of the rarity (comparatively speaking).
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