Injury Clint Bartram undergoing liposuction to repair knee

[Eth]

MELBOURNE defender Clint Bartram will undergo a cutting-edge procedure on his degenerative knee next Thursday on the Gold Coast in a bid to save his AFL career.

In what is thought to be an AFL first, the procedure will initially involve Bartram having fat extracted from his body through liposuction.

Stem cells will then be harvested from that fat and re-inserted into the knee the following day in the hope of regenerating the growth of healthy cartilage tissue.

It is hoped this tissue will provide the necessary protective layer to allow the joint to function without causing pain.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/143431/default.aspx

This really is an incredible procedure, and much worse than originally thought, by the sounds of it.

Had no clue his knee was degenerative.

 

[Captain Jack]

Wow, that sounds cutting edge... fingers crossed it works out.

 

[Tulip]

Courageous bloke is Barts.

Good luck mate!

 

[Dory_77]

Hope it all goes well for him, must be pretty bad if they're going for 'AFL firsts' and trying to go outside the box.

 

[RandB]

Saving your career is paramount as a footballer but living in pain for the rest of your life is not a good proposition either. All the best to Barts on his operation and recovery.

 

[LeverPuller]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/143431/default.aspx

This really is an incredible procedure, and much worse than originally thought, by the sounds of it.

Had no clue his knee was degenerative.

It said when he was gone for the season that it was degenerative, if it's that bad though...geez.

 

[Demon JP]

Hopefully it's successful or his football career could be cut short which would be a shame

 

[ExTasDeeMan]

Doctor: There is good news and bad news
Bart: Sure Doc, not here for a hair cut.
D: Good news is we can fix you knee by inserting fat directly into your knee
B: And the bad news is?
D: Well that fat is actually my penis
B: Oh jesus, why!?
D: Because I couldn't resist the chance to * the demons like everyone else.

 

[autocol]

Did you catch a glimpse of him in the Robbo show this week? He looks so tubby! Amazing how quickly a few extra kilos changes the way someone looks.

 

[raven echo]

Apparently he's put on 6 kgs for the procedure.

All the best Barts!

 

[Dez!]

Did you catch a glimpse of him in the Robbo show this week? He looks so tubby! Amazing how quickly a few extra kilos changes the way someone looks.

Possibly for this procedure? There wasn't a lot of fat on him beforehand so perhaps maybe adding a few kilos was for the sake of the liposuction?

 

[autocol]

Possibly for this procedure? There wasn't a lot of fat on him beforehand so perhaps maybe adding a few kilos was for the sake of the liposuction?

Yeah, Rohan Bail said so on DeeTV. I'm not hanging s**t on Bart's for being fat, I'm just pointing out what a seemingly small amount of pudge can do to the appearance of someone who had 6% body fat previously.

 

[Dez!]

Yeah, Rohan Bail said so on DeeTV. I'm not hanging s**t on Bart's for being fat, I'm just pointing out what a seemingly small amount of pudge can do to the appearance of someone who had 6% body fat previously.

I know, not having a go just taking a guess of what could be a method to the madness.

 

[omit]

Hopefully this works and can then be used to fix Cooneys degenerative knee. It's been such a shame what's happened to his career since the brownlow

 

[Big_Ed]

You know who else has no cartilage in his knee? Batman. Just sayin'.

The best part about this procedure is the lack of any major risks. All the best, President Clinton.

 

[Obbie]

I hope it works for his sake. So young. He needs a good knee. Footy or no footy.

 

[rhaz]

New articles on Barty. http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/144626/default.aspx

Says he put on 9KG, far out.

Gonna be honest, it doesn't look good. Sounds like they've tried a lot already, and this procedure has never been used on athletes before.

 

[PureFooty]

It will be such a shame if he doesn't play again. IMO he's the most underrated player at the club by a long way. His one on one work is elite. As a defender he is just as good as Frawley in my opinion. Yes, he has his knockers becuase of his kicking, but you can't deny him credibilty for his work ethic. In fact it's probably highlighted through this recent knowledge of him paying through injury. Still sooo young as well.

 

[SPC 98]

Not too sure why Dane Swan couldn't have lent him a few skin folds!

 

[smitasharma54]

Liposuction is the fastest growing procedure for men in the India, in fact 25% of Liposuction operations are performed on men.Liposuction surgery performed to most areas of the body, commonly the abdomen, flanks ('love handles'), chest and double chin.

 

[PitchBlease]

POTY

 

[Benwah83]

Oh my God it's a liposuction bot!

 

[maxmustard]

Fairly solid first post.

 

[Headless]

I miss Barty.

 

[Viney]

What the hell

Now I've got lipo banner ads :s