Injury report

[jsneb83]

Redshirt freshman Austin Christensen underwent Tommy John surgery. He had lingering arm issues that needed to be repaired.

[Comish]

Jeeze.........now were accumulating injuries in sports not even in season..........

 

Isn't TJ surgery a full year to come back from? And he's already used his redshirt?

[flatwaterfan]

I wonder if this he will give up pitching and become a 1st baseman when he comes back. He's a real good hitter and be a big target with some stretch.

[HuskerHacker]

Link to what Tommy John is:

Tommy John Article

 

Healing times:

A complete rupture of the ligament is a very difficult problem. Athletes who are not going to continue in throwing sports might not need surgical treatment. High-level throwing athletes, including college and professional baseball players, are usually good candidates for surgery. There are a variety of different techniques for “Tommy John” surgery, but they are all essentially techniques to make a new ulnar collateral ligament. Typically one of the small tendons in the wrist, either on the same side or the opposite wrist, is used. The tendon is passed through drill holes in the humerus and the ulna to make a new ligament. While the surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure, the recovery and rehabilitation take many months. There is a long rehabilitation process where the athlete works with a physical therapist to increase the elbow range of motion back to normal while avoiding stress on the healing graft. Strengthening is gradually progressed throughout the early phases of the process. Usually somewhere around 4 to 5 months, the athlete is allowed to start a long toss program, but it is usually 6 to 7 months or more before he is allowed to start pitching. In my experience, it is usually about 10 to 14 months before the athlete is able to pitch or throw at the same level of competition he left off. It is not uncommon for the pitcher especially to say that it is his second season back from surgery before he feels that his elbow is back to normal.

[KJ.]

Pritchard still being bothered by sore shoulder, per his own twitter.

[HuskerHacker]

Ughhh that's not good.

[95huskers]

we are only 5 weeks away from the season starting. lets hope we have as healthy of a team as possible before we head to cali