00:00This is the Injury Report, presented by NYU Langone Health.
00:05Jazz Chisholm Jr., confident he'll return from thumb injury before playoffs.
00:10It's a great headline, but is this something that is possible?
00:14In today's Injury Report, we're talking with Dr. Daniel J. Kaplan,
00:18sports orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone,
00:21to get the report on Jazz's sprained right thumb.
00:25It seems like these guys go down in the worst times.
00:30You just get the captain back, but now Jazz goes on a 7-10 day no-activity window.
00:37So, Doc, appreciate you hopping on with us today.
00:39What's the realistic best case versus worst case for Jazz,
00:44suiting up before the regular season ends in less than a couple weeks?
00:49Yeah, you know, for a thumb sprain, it always depends on the severity of the injury.
00:55So, sprain is about a ligament, and it's about how much the ligament is stretched.
00:59That would be a grade one versus a partial tear.
01:02That's more of a grade two or a complete tear.
01:04That's a grade three.
01:04If they're even talking about him coming back,
01:07then it means it's on the lower end of that grading spectrum.
01:10So, probably a reasonable likelihood that he'll be able to come back for the playoffs,
01:14but not before the end of the season.
01:16Let's talk about some of your clients that come into NYU Langone,
01:20your patients, how painful and difficult to manage could a thumb sprain that Jazz suffered be
01:27for one of your patients who don't play pro baseball?
01:31So, that's something we see all the time.
01:33We see it a lot after people who are skiing, where their thumb might get caught in the ski,
01:37or the pole, rather.
01:39Anytime that something forces your thumb away from the rest of your fingers,
01:42it can be really common.
01:44It can be really disabling.
01:45So, it depends what they do.
01:46So, for me, as a surgeon, where I have to do a lot of pinch grip,
01:49that actually makes a big difference.
01:51That would really negative affect me.
01:53For other jobs, maybe typing, not so much.
01:56So, I would say it can be disruptive, depending upon what you do,
02:00but it's also super treatable.
02:01And at NYU, we have a lot of amazing people who can help with that.
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