Aldon Smith had a torn labrum

[D1RoseJM]

@RapSheet
I reported on Total Access: #49ers OLB Aldon Smith underwent surgery for a torn labrum a few weeks ago. Was on Injury Report for 5 weeks.

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On Aldon Smith: His torn labrum landed him on Injury Report Weeks 12-17. Had no sacks in last 6 games. Timetable for recovery unclear

makes sense now

[D1RoseJM]

Treatment
Until the final diagnosis is made, your physician may prescribe anti-inflammatory medication and rest to relieve symptoms. Rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles may also be recommended. If these conservative measures are insufficient, your physician may recommend arthroscopic surgery.

During arthroscopic surgery, the doctor will examine the rim and the biceps tendon. If the injury is confined to the rim itself, without involving the tendon, the shoulder is still stable. The surgeon will remove the torn flap and correct any other associated problems. If the tear extends into the biceps tendon or if the tendon is detached, the shoulder is unstable. The surgeon will need to repair and reattach the tendon using absorbable tacks, wires, or sutures.

Tears below the middle of the socket are also associated with shoulder instability. The surgeon will reattach the ligament and tighten the shoulder socket by folding over and "pleating" the tissues.


Rehabilitation
After surgery, you will need to keep your shoulder in a sling for 3 to 4 weeks. Your physician will also prescribe gentle, passive, pain-free range-of-motion exercises. When the sling is removed, you will need to do motion and flexibility exercises and gradually start to strengthen your biceps. Athletes can usually begin doing sport-specific exercises 6 weeks after surgery, although it will be 3 to 4 months before the shoulder is fully healed.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00426

[rapjuicer06]

He'll be ready to go come mini camp. Hopefully he doesn't have problems with it dislocating and stuff

[lolPhillies]

I feel better about his lack of production now. This also makes all of his PSD NFL forum haters look that much more stupid. "It was all Justin Smith blah blah blah"

[Greedy22]

Didn't know it was that bad, he'll be ready for minicamp

[bigcheeze]

I feel better about his lack of production now. This also makes all of his PSD NFL forum haters look that much more stupid. "It was all Justin Smith blah blah blah"

I agree, I feel a lot better that it was an injury. Hopefully his performance next year will be that much better. Bye-Bye Strahan's record!

[rapjuicer06]

How did you guys not know about it? His shoulder was in a harness

[SFrush90]

How did you guys not know about it? His shoulder was in a harness

I asked him when we saw a screening of Spring Breakers yesterday.

[lolPhillies]

Strahan was worried about that record lol, the positive I take from it is I am kinda glad he didn't break it in a way, Strahan might be caught with a serious face on tv, I wouldn't want to be deprived of staring at that gap in his teeth for a whole segment, that gap has brought me through so much in life.

[NinerHomer49]

One of the reasons I'm what some would see as overly critical about how much the starters play and why it's important to beat somebody by 30 if you can.

Everybody who coaches, plays, or cares about football at all knows it's a risk every play. I actually remember screaming at the TV during the 4th quarter of the Bears game because the defensive starters were still in and Gore was still getting carries. For all the good things Harbaugh does...he sure makes some pretty no-brainer stupid decisions.

[tapajafri]

Good thing he's not a QB with a torn labrum on his throwing arm lol