Ferris and D'Arcy stand up for the Ulster Fan! Picture from rugbypicture.co.uk
In a bid to quash unqualified speculation Ulster have released the following:
Having undergone a period of treatment and rehabilitation for the left knee injury sustained during Ulster’s match against Aironi in January, Stephen was reassessed by his surgeon today and a decision was taken for him to undergo arthroscopic surgery.It is hoped that following this procedure a definitive diagnosis and prognosis for return to rugby will be reached however this means that Stephen will not be available for Ulster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final match against Northampton Saints on 10th April.
Some notes on Arthroscopic Surgery
Arthroscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage of the interior of a joint is performed using an arthroscope, a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed either to evaluate or to treat many orthopedic conditions including torn floating cartilage, torn surface cartilage, ACL reconstruction, and trimming damaged cartilage.
The advantage of arthroscopy over traditional open surgery is that the joint does not have to be opened up fully. Instead, for knee arthroscopy for example, only two small incisions are made — one for the arthroscope and one for the surgical instruments to be used in the knee cavity to fully remove the knee cap. This reduces recovery time and may increase the rate of surgical success due to less trauma to the connective tissue. It is especially useful for professional athletes, who frequently injure knee joints and require fast healing time. There is also less scarring, because of the smaller incisions.
Irrigation fluid is used to distend the joint and make a surgical space. Sometimes this fluid leaks into the surrounding soft tissue causing extravasation and edema.The surgical instruments used are smaller than traditional instruments. Surgeons view the joint area on a video monitor, and can diagnose and repair torn joint tissue, such as ligaments and menisci or cartilage.
Not good for the big man and he is undoubtedly a big loss for the game against Northampton but it is best that this issue is sorted now before there is any irreparable damage. The FRONTROWUNION would likne to wish him a speedy recovery to full fitness.
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F*** f*** f***!!! Not what we wanted to hear. Huge blow to our hopes. Had thought 1F might have started….ran himself into the ground (ploughing the opposition under in the process) then retired to the bench, job done. Pedrie will, of course, put his body on the line yet again….but we really needed our Lion on the pitch, not in the stand, Pedrie, mad Willie and Diack to start…or will we go with Pedrie, Henry and Diack with Faloon on the bench….decisions, decisions. Thoughts?
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My thoughts are Wannenburg, Faloon, Diack though I suspect they will go for Henry, Faloon, Wannenburg. Can’t see Wannemburg and Faloon not starting to tell the truth.
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Pedrie does put his body on the line. However, we used to call him Pedrie the yellow card Wannenburg… bit worrying…
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I foresee a large backrow with Faloon on the bench
The sooner the surgery the sooner he may be mended hope all goes welll for him and he can make the triip to NZ
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