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00:00What exactly happened to the ankle during that play, gruesome injury, and what's the surgery process going to be like for Scadaboo?

00:09He's a very physical player. You know, I'm sure people have seen the replays, you know, of the place.

00:16Unfortunately, what happens is that, you know, he dislocated the ankle.

00:20Not only did he dislocate the ankle, there reports that this was an open injury, which means that, you know, the bone went through his skin.

00:29So, you know, in all likelihood, this is a fracture, dislocation of the ankle.

00:34Very, very tough injury. It sounds like he's already had surgery.

00:39They have a fantastic medical team. So, you know, I think the chances of him coming back on next season are pretty hot.

00:47Let's say a non-athlete suffered an ankle dislocation like Scadaboo.

00:52How would you treat them compared to a pro athlete?

00:56So, very, very similar in terms of the way that we address these injuries.

01:02If it's an open injury, this is, you know, an orthopedic emergency, right?

01:05We address these injuries very, very quickly.

01:08We stabilize the bone if there's an associated fracture.

01:12We, you know, stabilize the joint, you know, as well.

01:15And first and foremost, we want to make sure there's no concomitant neurovascular injury that needs to be addressed.

01:24And a similar timeline for, you know, our everyday, you know, athlete to kind of get back to doing things that they enjoy,

01:31typically in the six to eight month time point.