Originally Posted by
Insidious
It will depend.
The Tibiotalar joint will be where an issue occurs when the foot turns "out" like that.
There's 2 ligaments in that area and the rotation of the joint tends to put a lot of pressure on the Tibia.
I know it has been described as a dislocation, but there will almost certainly be a fracture as well. The fracture itself shouldn't actually be that big of an issue believe it or not, the issue will be the level of stretch/tear of the 2 main ligaments that keep things in place in that area.
The chances of it being a career-ending injury are incredibly slim, but the chances of it being an injury that changes the trajectory of progress he was on are (very sadly) not so slim.
We'll have to wait and see if one (or both) of the ligaments associated with the Tibiotalar are stretched/torn. If they haven't been (which would be ridiculously fortuitous) then he should be able to get back to where he was relatively quickly, outside of the "normal" stuff you affiliate with injury - shaking off rust, match sharpness, confidence in your body and so on.
Thanks Sid.
I bet you can squeal like a pig!
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