Kellys Leg

[GoCatters5]

My Fav Player

Not only did we play like crap we lost one of our best players and when i saw on the TV kell's broke his leg i through things all over the house.

What makes it worst he is my favourite player
Hope everything goes his way and he will be back for a big 2005.

All the best Kell's and get better soon.

 

[GeeCat]

Why Kelly is luckier than some

Wed 7 July, 2004
Paul Visentini
Sportal


"James Kelly’s first 13 rounds of 2004 were highly memorable, being Geelong’s second highest possession getter, and playing some excellent footy. In some respects his story mirrors that of Geelong – a young team growing in experience, and now performing at a consistently high level.

On Saturday night Kelly and Geelong started well, but for Kelly things literally came to a crashing halt. In a courageous effort to win the ball, he and West Coast’s Brett Jones slid into each other at great speed, with Jones’ knee making contact with Kelly’s left lower leg, fracturing the tibia.

The lower leg region, from knee to ankle, is made up of the larger and more important tibia, with the fibula the outer bone which gives the ankle its shape. Reports state that only the tibia was fractured, that no surgery was necessary, and that the leg is in plaster. Further, Kelly will remain hospitalised in Perth for a few days before flying, and he will have weekly review X-rays.



Given the reported management, the fracture is obviously uncomplicated with the bone ends well positioned against each other and the bone alignment being perfect. The fibula is not fractured, nor is the injury to the tibia so low as to involve the ankle joint, otherwise the support of pins and plates would be required to maintain good bone position.

This type of fracture will have some “sticking” of the bone ends at three weeks, and the bone will be strongly healed at six to eight weeks. The regular X-rays are important to make sure that healing is occurring as expected and that the alignment of the bones remains perfect. The plaster is removed at about six weeks if the X-ray shows good healing, and much rehabilitation is required to overcome ankle stiffness and calf muscle wasting. Of course, fitness and match condition will have also fallen away by this stage, making a return to the senior Cats line-up this season highly unlikely.

The one big positive in Kelly’s situation is that it would seem from his management that this fracture is one of the better types of fractures to suffer. Also, there is a clear timeframe for recovery, without some of the complications related to fractures into a joint, or surgery to insert plates and screws, or even compared to a ligament injury. A similar blow to the upper tibia may have torn the posterior cruciate ligament, an injury which is some cases has an unclear prognosis (Gardiner, Beau McDonald) and which clearly leads to increased wear and tear in the joint.

If the fortunes of James Kelly reflect those of Geelong, 2004 may not be their year. Rest assured that James Kelly will be back to his best in 2005 – perhaps the year of the Cats!

Paul Visentini is a Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and a director of Physiosports Brighton and Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic. He is Physiotherapist to the Melbourne Tigers and is part of the “Licking Wounds” show on SEN116 at 10pm THURSDAYS."

 

[Fall Out Boy]

There is also an article in todays Herald Sun, penned by Doc Larkins, about Kelly's injury.

Doesn't appear to be on their website though.

 

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by phatandphreaky
There is also an article in todays Herald Sun, penned by Doc Larkins, about Kelly's injury.

Doesn't appear to be on their website though.

Here it is Phat

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