Kobe Julien

[CajunEXPRESS]

Absolutely take 100% of time needed to rehab then add 50%. I don't want this young man risking his health, and possible future earnings.

[J-Town Cajun]

I’m a Physical Therapist and work a lot with sports medicine and I don’t know anyone who got back to competitive play in 3 months following ACL reconstruction. 6 months is doable and we have been getting most back to playing by 7 months. But that’s physically, mentally it might take a year or longer for some to get completely back to where they were.
Statistics are very much not in the favor of the athlete if the return to play is less than 6 months!

[Cajunsmike]

I'm a Physical Therapist and work a lot with sports medicine and I don't know anyone who got back to competitive play in 3 months following ACL reconstruction. 6 months is doable and we have been getting most back to playing by 7 months. But that's physically, mentally it might take a year or longer for some to get completely back to where they were.
Statistics are very much not in the favor of the athlete if the return to play is less than 6 months!

7 months would be in mid September. Practice starts roughly around October 1. Therefore it is possible he will be ready to go when the intense preparation for the season begins. It is unfortunate he will miss summer workouts. Also, the guys play a lot of pickup ball during that time. That is when newcomers get a chance to become familiar with how their teammates play the game. No doubt he will be behind. No way for us to know at this stage on how much time quickly he will need to be ready to go.

[ZoomZoom]

Maybe but I wouldn't expect him back for the season. Minimum 9 month rehab puts him probably hitting the court for just workouts in November. I guess it all depends on how he responds to rehab but I'm thinking we may see a RS year. Will be close.

I’d bet redshirt. No need to rush and risk losing a second year. It’s not just a physical healing.

[Cajunsmike]

I’d bet redshirt. No need to rush and risk losing a second year. It’s not just a physical healing.

Understand that view. Decision will likely be his. If he goes that route guys on the bench now will have to step up. The senior leader ship on current squad will be missed

[zephyr]

Kobes Injury Happened Tuesday Night, I was told that the Tear was not a complete Tear and he should be Ok to go in the fall, im not a doctor so don't qoute me, but that's what I was told by someone extremely close to his family

Tuesday, Friday, the point was that he suffered a major knee injury and he's expected to contribute immediately.

[Hatch]

Isn't there still a scholarship available? If things don't work out with the Brown kid maybe look at bringing in a grad transfer for a year. I also think Davis is a guy who could really breakout with a defined role and steady playing time.

[Cajunsmike]

Isn't there still a scholarship available? If things don't work out with the Brown kid maybe look at bringing in a grad transfer for a year. I also think Davis is a guy who could really breakout with a defined role and steady playing time.

Their is one scholarship available for the spring signing period.

[Ragin4U]

Kobes Injury Happened Tuesday Night, I was told that the Tear was not a complete Tear and he should be Ok to go in the fall, im not a doctor so don't qoute me, but that's what I was told by someone extremely close to his family

Even if its not a "complete tear", if its the ACL, they have to replace it, right? I dont think there is a repair.

[cajundiehard]

A low grade partial tear can “heal” on its own without surgery. But for a high level athelete, might need to fix it.

An ACL repair is a replacement where a tendon graft is placed where the ACL should be to provide for the functional loss of the ACL.

[Ragin4U]

A low grade partial tear can “heal” on its own without surgery. But for a high level athelete, might need to fix it.

An ACL repair is a replacement where a tendon graft is placed where the ACL should be to provide for the functional loss of the ACL.

Didn't know a ligament could heal especially one that takes the stress of an ACL. My son had his done and the choice was to use a cadaver ligament or his patellar tendon for the graft(which is stronger). If Julien needs the surgery, the healing time from the graft may be an issue as well.
I wish the young man well.

[Cajun90]

Didn't know a ligament could heal especially one that takes the stress of an ACL. My son had his done and the choice was to use a cadaver ligament or his patellar tendon for the graft(which is stronger). If Julien needs the surgery, the healing time from the graft may be an issue as well.
I wish the young man well.

It is extremely rare for even a partial tear to heal on its own. Especially for a high end athlete. I know way more about ACL tears than I ever wanted too. An autograft is better than an allograft (cadaver) for athletes. In particular the patellar tendon is the best but not the only option.

Unfortunately no matter what almost every one of these athletes will develop arthritis at a young age. There are various programs out there that can decrease the number of ACL tears but rarely are they implemented or done correctly.