gymmutti
Proud Parent
DD injured herself last night during vault (hurdling into RO for yurchenko). X-rays are clear and MRI is on Thursday. She thinks she heard the snap as she jumped up into her hurdle but it may have been right as she came back down. Based on the initial location of swelling and current swelling (below knee and now includes knee) and the fact she can't engage her quads to lift her leg and could bend but not straighten leg on her own last night, we are suspecting a possible patellar rupture. I know kids come back from partial tears but not sure about full tears. I fear the stress placed on the tendon from the explosiveness of the sport may mean this is the end for DD, even after surgical repair. She was training for L9. Any experience with this? We are really hoping we are wrong (who would imagine an ACL tear may be a better prognosis)!