Jammal Brown carted off the field

[Walter]

Huge loss for the Saints if he's out for the year. No word yet.

[Jm4Steelers]

Turns out it is only a bone bruise. Great news for the Saints!

[Walter]

Yeah, definitely, they wouldn't have stood a chance of making the Super Bowl without Brown.

[Matt McGuire]

It will be interesting to see if this bruise lingers with Brown. He is the best player on that offense imo.

[Egg]

Taken from www.thedisabledlist.com





What is a knee bone bruise? Bone bruises are also known as periosteal. The most painful bruises, they can sometimes take months to heal. What happens in a bone bruise is a compressive force pushes the bone in on itself. When this happens the outer layer of the bone, which is fibrous, breaks down. This leads to leaking of fluid.

The term knee bone bruise is a misnomer, as the knee isn't a bone. The effected area is actually the tip of the femur where it connects to the knee.

What the symptoms of a knee bone bruise? You're going to have soreness and pain to the touch as you do with a normal bruise, but a bone bruise will typically not swell. It'll be difficult to walk, and there may be discoloration in the area of the knee bone bruise.

How do you treat a knee bone bruise?

* Ice
* Rest
* Pain relief

There is no magical bullet or cure for a knee bone bruise, but time does a marvelous job.

The recovery time for a knee bone bruise ranges from days to weeks. Keeping mobility is critical to treating a knee bone bruise.

[Walter]

Wow, that's nice info, Egg.

Do you work in this sort of field, or did you just know about that Web site?

[bucsfan333]

You never like to see a player get hurt... But it would help the Bucs beat them this year. I hope he recovers.

[Egg]

Wow, that's nice info, Egg.

Do you work in this sort of field, or did you just know about that Web site?

I'm a biology major, but not much for human anatomy. I came across that particular site when searching for information on the injury (i.e., it's severity, etc).

[Walter]

Good stuff, where do you go to school?