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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yikes.
The dreaded 'Jones Fracture'.
If handled absolutely perfectly and he isn't just plum unlucky, he should probably return this season with no long-term effects. But man, the Chargers are walking a tightrope here - they need to be awfully careful.
This kid's among the best in the game and they can ill-afford to ruin him.
(And as his Sandbox owner, I'm crying a little right now)
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
lisfranc is inside the foot; Jones is on the outside.
Jones seems to be a bigger pain in the ass to deal with in a vacuum but if handled well, the long-term prognosis is good. Lisfranc, OTOH, seems to have much more dire long-term consequences.
I dunno...that's all a bit beyond my pay grade but it seems like the guys with the lisfranc issues have a pretty lousy success rate coming back. The Jones guys usually bounce back just fine unless something weird happens during recovery.
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I had a Jones fracture at 13 playing football in the street with some friends- Buddy stepped on my foot causing it to plant, roll, and then fracture. Even after a 3 month cast it was never the same. I ended up breaking it at 19 while skateboarding, rupturing 1 ligament and partially tearing a second playing basketball at 26, and can honestly not tell you how many times I've sprained it or rolled it.. Even just walking it'll occasionally roll, leaving a varying degree of damage.
That one incident ****ed my ankle for life and I DID listen to my doctor.