GarnerSmash
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Fromm the NMFC report:Yeah, true. What exactly is his injury? Bone on bone, fractures, tendon issues? All of the above? IFIIK tbh
So he had surgery on his syndesmosis which is the joint just above the ankle where the tibia and fibula meet. As you can imagine a great deal of stress will go though that area so to have this operated on is not to be glossed over. Apparently after surgery it is recommended that the patient not walk for up to two months.“Scans confirmed there was a minor issue with his sesamoid following the surgery to his syndesmosis [ankle],” Saunders explained.
The sesamoid mentioned here is in the big toe. This seems to be under some strain so it seems that Sammy has been back in training after surgery and rehab and his running gait has changed a little to compensate. This has caused a stress reaction in his load bearing big toe so he needs to wind back the loading so as to allow the reaction to clear up. Once it is ok, I guess they will continue to increase the load and monitor the joint and foot to ensure the best recovery possible.