Dr. Kharrazi interviewed on the Miami Heat’s star player injury.
Article Link: Doctor: Heat star Jimmy Butler to miss 4-6 weeks with MCL sprain (allucanheat.com)
There have been a lot of questions and reports about Jimmy Butler’s MCL sprain and how long he is expected to be sidelined, so I decided to call an expert.
Is there a chance Butler can return in the playoffs? Would he have known he sprained his MCL before undergoing an MRI? Are we talking weeks or months?
To get some answers, I spoke with Dr. Daniel Kharrazi of Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles and former orthopedic consultant to the Lakers. Dr. Kharrazi says Butler should be out 4-6 weeks with the injury and that, yes, they could have known about the MCL sprain the night it happened. He certainly did.
AUCH: Did you see the injury to Jimmy Butler?
Dr. Daniel Kharrazi: Kelly Oubre landed on him, and I was actually watching the game when it happened, so I knew what the injury was immediately.
How surprised are you that he played 30 minutes after the injury? How could he have done that?
I’ve taken care of pro athletes for 20-plus years. One thing you realize is that sometimes they are superhuman and the things that normal people can’t do, they can. So I’m sure he was in pain, I’m sure he had some sort of reservations about jumping and pivoting and twisting, but somehow, he was able to continue to play at his level.
I’m not surprised that he did it because I know he’s a big competitor. I think that probably just having the energy and excitement of the game made him forget some of that stuff. But, long term, obviously it has to heal. And the more force there is on it, and pivoting and twisting, it creates more inflammation. The MCL is a main structure that needs to heal and get better and if you play on it, it won’t be able to heal correctly.
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