Slow Recovery for RFM

[Cappuccino]

Rest in peace mate

 

[Malla]

You just cannot rely on him to make any meaningful contribution with his injury record. If it’s not this foot injury he will get injure something else. If he plays more than a handful of games it’s a bonus.

Agreed
He should just bulk up a little more and play in the front row.

 

[Noeasyday]

Feet are complex organs, there are 26 x bones, 30 x joints and over 100 x muscles, tendons and ligaments in each foot. A stress fracture is most common in the 2nd or 3rd metatarsal as they are thinner and longer than the 1st metatarsal. They don't get a lot of blood flow which also means longer recovery time. My understanding is, as per normal practise, we tried the nonsurgical treatment, the usual RICE protocols (Rest, Ice, Compression & Elevation) plus anti-inflammatory medication and using crutches to keep weight off his foot until the pain subsides which can take up to 6 weeks. This wasn't successful, the fracture didn't heal and as a result I believe we resorted to surgical treatment, internal fixation, which involves supporting the bone/s by inserting a fastener/s, pins, screws, and/or plates. Recovery time is commonly 4 to 8 weeks, again this wasn't successful. So we resorted to an autogenous bone graft, commonly taken from the tibia, with a recovery time of around 10 weeks. This is not a "no risk" procedure, as the tibia can be weakened by the bone removal.

A quick add 6 + 8 + 10 = 24 weeks plus add in assessment time before and after each step and it's easy to see how long it has taken. Of course it would be easy, in hindsight, to say we should have gone for the bone graft straight away, but that's not the usual process, particularly if the patient shows no previous history of slow bone regeneration.


Always a Bulldog

Didn't know the foot was an organ...
You're bang on the money though, poor vascular supply to the bones makes healing difficult.

 

[Cappuccino]

Agreed
He should just bulk up a little more and play in the front row.

If only someone told him to play up front and 'run hard and tackle hard'

 

[Malla]

If only someone told him to play up front and 'run hard and tackle hard'

Surely Steve James gave him that feedback

 

[Cappuccino]

Surely Steve James gave him that feedback

With dean pay supervising

 

[speedy2460]

Agreed
He should just bulk up a little more and play in the front row.

Front row is a specialist position. He is not a front rower. He has to be on an edge.

 

[Malla]

Front row is a specialist position. He is not a front rower. He has to be on an edge.

Every position is a specialist position haboob

 

[D0GMATIC]

Not sure id risk him for round 1, if he has no trials under his belt.

Reggies might be the way to go to start. Get his confidence back - it’ll be pretty much a full year in my mind before we see him in FG

We won't rush him back, But Twin Turbos Info says about 24 weeks,His operation was about 12 weeks ago. So fingers crossed he's available closer to the start,than the end of the season

 

[Dogahol]

All comes back to the one game he played for the kiwis in the US.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Hope he can make a successful comeback. He deserves to after his miserable last 2 years and the work he's put in.

I've always liked Ray, from the time we swapped him for Lane. Hopefully we'll be able to tune into Raymond FM again lol.

 

[Roger the alien]

Safe to say next year will be his last with us

 

[BELMORE]

Agreed
He should just bulk up a little more and play in the front row.

I don’t reckon he needs to bulk up. When he was coming off the bench in the middle he was a beast. He looked awkward to tackle, high knees and his elbows going everywhere. Edge he can’t be considered at all. Bloke can’t pass, can’t run straight and he’s a shirt grabber.

shame about his injury but he should be moved on. The only instance where he should be extended on minimum wage is if he makes it back for 10 games or so next season, kills it in reserve grade and then a few first grade games at the end.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s on a decent salary to be honest, 300kish. That’s good money to spend elsewhere.

 

[doggieaaron]

Doesn’t sound good for him

 

[senshidog]

Feet are complex organs, there are 26 x bones, 30 x joints and over 100 x muscles, tendons and ligaments in each foot. A stress fracture is most common in the 2nd or 3rd metatarsal as they are thinner and longer than the 1st metatarsal. They don't get a lot of blood flow which also means longer recovery time. My understanding is, as per normal practise, we tried the nonsurgical treatment, the usual RICE protocols (Rest, Ice, Compression & Elevation) plus anti-inflammatory medication and using crutches to keep weight off his foot until the pain subsides which can take up to 6 weeks. This wasn't successful, the fracture didn't heal and as a result I believe we resorted to surgical treatment, internal fixation, which involves supporting the bone/s by inserting a fastener/s, pins, screws, and/or plates. Recovery time is commonly 4 to 8 weeks, again this wasn't successful. So we resorted to an autogenous bone graft, commonly taken from the tibia, with a recovery time of around 10 weeks. This is not a "no risk" procedure, as the tibia can be weakened by the bone removal.

A quick add 6 + 8 + 10 = 24 weeks plus add in assessment time before and after each step and it's easy to see how long it has taken. Of course it would be easy, in hindsight, to say we should have gone for the bone graft straight away, but that's not the usual process, particularly if the patient shows no previous history of slow bone regeneration.


Always a Bulldog

Thanks for the explanation... top post

Hopefully he can get back to post injury form soon. Age is ticking away for him.

 

[Snowmann]

The one bloke I really wish for a speedy and uneventful recovery. On his best day, he's up there with one of the best 2nd rowers in the comp.

 

[Dog’n’Bone]

All comes back to the one game he played for the kiwis in the US.

such a shame. He was in the absolute form of his life going into that game

 

[doggieaaron]

I sat behind him/willie m and reni m at dogs v parra game watching they absolutely love the dogs were so pumped when we were doing well depressed when not ,hope he recovers soon

 

[ILiveForDib]

Just hope when he comes back he stays fit will take him a while to get back to his best.

 

[Marki]

Those rumours a few months back of near retirement for RFM do not sound too far off the mark now.

Damaging player when on the park - hopefully he will have a good season on the park. Despite his limited games with us, he’s a player pencilled in for our 17 at full strength.

I still blame Des for releasing Shaun Lane in order to sign RFM....

Nice guy RFM but we really havent got anywhere near our share of value out of him. Hope he gets a chance to play again.