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It seems Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending knee injury is worse than initially imagined. Following an MRI, the team later confirmed that the quarterback suffered a torn ACL.
He suffered a knee injury on Sunday and had successful surgery on Monday. According to multiple outlets, he also needed a repair for a torn LCL.
Many people thought it was highly unusual for a surgery to happen so quickly. One surgeon spoke with People to calm the fears of fans who consider it “malpractice” to do the procedure so fast.
Dr. Yair Kissin is the surgeon speaking out on Patrick Mahomes’ ACL repair. He is the vice chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. He stated, “(Athletes) are on a different time schedule than every other human. “They have a multimillion-dollar contract, they have to get well as soon as possible.”
“So it’s definitely not considered malpractice or wrong to do early surgery. Doing it as quickly as he had it done is actually pretty widely accepted. Because you don’t really allow that initial inflammatory response to happen.”
For Patrick Mahomes, the road to recovery begins.
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reportedly tore his LCL as well as his ACL. The separate ligaments can complicate recovery time. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean Mahomes’ rehab will be longer than nine months.
The 30-year-old underwent surgery in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper to repair torn ligaments. The announcement didn’t have any mention of another ligament being torn.
Head coach Andy Reid is confident in his quarterback to do what’s necessary to ensure he doesn’t miss any time next season. “I know the process of rehab, and for sure he’ll get in there, and I know he’ll come out on the strong end of this thing,” Reid said.
With the 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention. It will be the first time since 2014 that the Chiefs are not in the playoffs.
Currently, the focus is on Patrick Mahomes’ health.
