Here's Some Good Meniscus Information
I’m not a doctor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Check out this thread from Jeff Stotts, a certified athletic trainer who runs the website InStreetClothes.com –
He could possibly play w/ the injury if the tear is on the periphery & doesn’t impact functional movement. But he will still have to manage the associated symptoms (pain, swelling) & there is some risk of worsening the tear.
— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) June 2, 2021
I previously discussed playing through a meniscus tear when Pat Beverley injured his knee in 2014. Beverley ultimately underwent surgery. https://t.co/DOS71DEt7Y
— Jeff Stotts (@InStreetClothes) June 2, 2021
That Andrew Bynum reference is horrifying, but he had a ton of knee issues throughout his career, a laundry list compared to Embiid.
One of the keys here is in the article Stotts linked above, and it explains how the healing process differs based on where the tear is actually located:
Both the lateral and medial menisci are broken down into zones based on the amount of blood supplied to the area. The outer edges of each disc are considered the red-red zone and are well supplied with blood. As you progress inward, the amount of available blood decreases until the avascular white-white zone is reached. Blood does not circulate to this area, negatively affecting the body’s natural ability to heal. If a meniscus injury is small and located within the red-red zone of the disc then a quick recovery is very possible and surgery can be avoided.
Well, let’s hope it’s a small tear in the red-red zone.