Paul George suffered a gruesome injury on Friday, fracturing both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. George's leg collided with the stanchion below the basket and snapped the bones, necessitating immediate surgery to correct the issue. The Indiana Pacers star now faces months of rehabilitation and years of questions. It is very unlikely that he will be able to play in the upcoming 2014-15 NBA season.
George was taken to the hospital in Las Vegas, where Dr. Riley Williams, the team doctor for both USA Basketball and the Brooklyn Nets, performed a procedure called an open reduction, internal fixation (ORIF). The procedure is very common and involves inserting a rod or plate over the fracture(s) and then pinning or screwing it into place.
The key to this procedure is alignment. The surgeon needs to make sure that the bones are lined up properly to allow for clean healing. Given the violent nature of the fractures, it was unlikely to be a "clean break," leaving a lot of splintering at the ends. The surgeons may have had to clean up some of this before fixating the bones. They would have also had to check f ...
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