"Achilles Speed Bridge"

[Supersonic]

I'm sure you've already heard the news about AR's surgery, but if you haven't, then do a search of the title.

This can be an amusing topic.

If we make the playoffs, is it because Zach grew up and played well?  Or did he do just enough to allow the rest of the team to get us there?  Will a different QB altogether be our savior?  Will we have a QB controversy on our hands?  Is it possible AR is the winning QB of the Super Bowl in the same season he tore his Achilles?  The possibilities seem endless.

Thoughts?  Comments?  

 

[greenwave81]

https://www.google.com/search?q=achilles+speedbridge&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US590&oq=achilles+speed&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgBEAAYChiDARixAxiKBTIGCAAQRRg5Mg8IARAAGAoYgwEYsQMYigUyBggCEAAYAzINCAMQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAQQABiABDINCAUQABiDARixAxiABDINCAYQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIGCAkQABgD0gEINDYyOWowajSoAgCwAgA&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:302b9495,vid:BCvGTmTEZcM,st:0
 

as a physician, I found this very interesting…novel idea. 

[greenwave81]

Better link I hope

[Dunnie]

So ... Aaron Rogers' achilles is being held together by a shoestring ?

 

Just kidding .. very interesting indeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hex]

I heard the speed bridge is even more effective when aided by darkness and psychedelics.

[Gangrene]

It's a hypothetical argument, if a fun one.

I was skeptical, a non-believer when Zach was drafted but now that we are here after the Fall of Achilles, I'm 100% behind Wilson.

Two redemption plots in one storyline. Wilson and Rodgers's on the eve of a playoffs mission to silence the non-believers; the lights dim in MetLife stadium and the swiftie friendship bracelets are raised in defiance.

[Supersonic]

11 minutes ago, greenwave81 said:

https://www.google.com/search?q=achilles+speedbridge&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US590&oq=achilles+speed&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgBEAAYChiDARixAxiKBTIGCAAQRRg5Mg8IARAAGAoYgwEYsQMYigUyBggCEAAYAzINCAMQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAQQABiABDINCAUQABiDARixAxiABDINCAYQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIGCAkQABgD0gEINDYyOWowajSoAgCwAgA&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:302b9495,vid:BCvGTmTEZcM,st:0
 

as a physician, I found this very interesting…novel idea. 

Thanks for sharing.  It looks encouraging.  Maybe this will do for the Achilles what Tommy John surgery introduced for the UCL (?)

[rangerous]

Can we get these on scamazon?  It’s amazing what kinds of procedures doctors can do these days.

[Larz]

[FidelioJet]

Is this what Rodgers got?

[Bronx]

17 minutes ago, greenwave81 said:

Better link I hope

Let's call the doc! 

 

[Larz]

1 minute ago, FidelioJet said:

Is this what Rodgers got?

No, Woody wouldn’t cover the deductible, he got superglue and duct tape 

[Green DNA]

I wonder if Dr. Al Attrache was watching this video when doing the surgery, much like I do when changing a part on my refrigerator.

[Origen]

8 minutes ago, Green DNA said:

I wonder if Dr. Al Attrache was watching this video when doing the surgery, much like I do when changing a part on my refrigerator.

"Wait! Pause it I dropped the screw"

[Supersonic]

39 minutes ago, FidelioJet said:

Is this what Rodgers got?

Yes.

[jetswinbaby!]

Great!...

Can he be ready by 4:15 PM today?..

[Supersonic]

The only thing missing is the Nike logo on the laces.

[Jetsplayer21]

Shows you what Rodgers really thinks of Zach. He could have took the slower less invasive approach if he believed Zach was capable of doing just as good of a job. Probably why he likes Zach so much, knows even at 50% Zach is not a threat to him lol

[Supersonic]

I vote for 8chilles on the back of his helmet.

[ACourseinMiracles]

Put them both behind center. Snap the ball to Wilson. He scrambles backward 25 yards drawing the defense to him. Throws the ball to Rodgers just behind the line of scrimmage. Rodgers now has plenty of time to hit an open receiver as they have all been running around down field for 12 seconds and the secondary has lost track of at least 2 of them and are wide open. This new offense averages 250 points a game.

Super. Bowl. 

[HighPitch]

Ugh so gross that video holy f i cant believe they drill into bone as if it was steel or wood. Yuk

as a mechanic I dont like the method. When you screw down onto the shoestring it no doubt cuts and tears the shoestring so who knows if it will last.

sloppy. Seriously in the mechanical world that would be a big time no no

[docdhc]

I highly doubt they would rush him back in 4 months (beginning of playoffs) at his age despite how promising the technique may be. More likely they make sure he’s healthy for off season workouts and training camp for next year. This season is a pipe dream in my opinion. 

[Bugg]

3 minutes ago, HighPitch said:

Ugh so gross that video holy f i cant believe they drill into bone as if it was steel or wood. Yuk

as a mechanic I dont like the method. When you screw down onto the shoestring it no doubt cuts and tears the shoestring so who knows if it will last.

sloppy. Seriously in the mechanical world that would be a big time no no

That is 21st  century orthopedic surgery. Every adult guy in my house, including me, has a metal pin drilled into bone to repair a shoulder. Set off the metal detector almost every time. 

[HighPitch]

12 minutes ago, Bugg said:

That is 21st  century orthopedic surgery. Every adult guy in my house, including me, has a metal pin drilled into bone to repair a shoulder. Set off the metal detector almost every time. 

I don’t have a problem with screws. I have a problem with putting some kind of rope into a hole and then screwing into it. The roof is going to be cut or damaged somewhat. There’s no to Waze about it but what do I know?

[JetPotato]

42 minutes ago, HighPitch said:

I don’t have a problem with screws. I have a problem with putting some kind of rope into a hole and then screwing into it. The roof is going to be cut or damaged somewhat. There’s no to Waze about it but what do I know?

What you know is mechanical engineering.

[HighPitch]

20 minutes ago, JetPotato said:

What you know is mechanical engineering.

Yea and? 
you dont think there a relationship?

half these guys on this site are gurly boys that need a handyman to install a dimmer switch in their dining room or an ac tech to swap out their starter capacitor in their ac and that same half is due to lecture me on mechanics so it should get fun

[Barry McCockinner]

Should have gone with the turbo bridge 

[JetPotato]

6 minutes ago, HighPitch said:

Yea and? 
you dont think there a relationship?

half these guys on this site are gurly boys that need a handyman to install a dimmer switch in their dining room or an ac tech to swap out their starter capacitor in their ac and that same half is due to lecture me on mechanics so it should get fun

I absolutely think there's a relationship. I was saying don't sell yourself short. You know what you are talking about.

[TheNuuFaaolaExperience]

2 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said:

Shows you what Rodgers really thinks of Zach. He could have took the slower less invasive approach if he believed Zach was capable of doing just as good of a job. Probably why he likes Zach so much, knows even at 50% Zach is not a threat to him lol

[CanadienJetsFan]

It looks easier than lacing a football.

[LSJF]

3 hours ago, Jetsplayer21 said:

Shows you what Rodgers really thinks of Zach. He could have took the slower less invasive approach if he believed Zach was capable of doing just as good of a job. Probably why he likes Zach so much, knows even at 50% Zach is not a threat to him lol

[rbstern]

2 hours ago, HighPitch said:

Ugh so gross that video holy f i cant believe they drill into bone as if it was steel or wood. Yuk

as a mechanic I dont like the method. When you screw down onto the shoestring it no doubt cuts and tears the shoestring so who knows if it will last.

sloppy. Seriously in the mechanical world that would be a big time no no

Gotta disagree.  The amount of R&D that goes into these materials and methods is substantial.  Because the costs of the procedure are so much higher than the materials cost, the designs and materials can be ultra-spec'd for the application.  Titanium, Teflon, Kevlar, and other materials that are prohibitively expensive for ordinary mechanical applications are rounding error for situations like these.

Wouldn't surprise me if those inserts have carefully optimized thread geometry, designed to minimize damage to the strand fibers.  And the fibers might be Teflon coated kevlar, or some other high-wear resistant fibers.

Maybe you're familiar with dental implants or crowns?  I have some fixtures in my mouth that are screwed and glued, which have been there for more than 25 years.  The psi forces involved in chewing are very, very high.  I used to joke with my dentist that I wanted his ultraviolet activated glue for some of my hobby projects. 

Medical grade fasteners, fixtures, threads, glue, are a whole 'nother level of engineering and materials quality.

[Jimmy 2 Times]

4 hours ago, greenwave81 said:

Better link I hope

 

Surgeons are all psychopaths, right?

Playing with and cutting open dead animals as kids?

How could someone not dead inside do this as a living?  

[greenwave81]

4 hours ago, HighPitch said:

Yea and? 
you dont think there a relationship?

half these guys on this site are gurly boys that need a handyman to install a dimmer switch in their dining room or an ac tech to swap out their starter capacitor in their ac and that same half is due to lecture me on mechanics so it should get fun

LOL

They've been repairing rotator cuffs with bone anchor screws and fiber tape stitches for years.  

Bone anchor screws actually get incorporated into the bone; the fiber tape is amazingly strong...probably on the magnitude of the tendon itself.

And the multipoint attachment (as opposed to age old standard single point attachment of the tendon to the calcaneus) distributes the tension across the heel.

Where medicine sometimes differs from straight mechanical engineering is in tissue attributes....where the blood supply is adequate to allow the applicable body tissue to best recover.  Bone has an amazing capacity to regenerate....soft tissue/tendons not so much.