Non-invasive means like laparoscopic. No open incision just a hole or two. Faster recovery, maybe less thorough examination of the damage.
I blame his physical therapists. He should have been fully healed. Too soon maybe, but probably poor rehab. I've had some bad hamstring tears, but it never took more than 3 months to heal. Crazy. I think we have to be prepared that he may never be the same player again.
I mean, it looks worse than that. Wrong initial diagnosis which led to incorrect initial procedure. Rehab looks like it wasn’t well done, thru no fault of Tyler. Then the green light to return obviously well before his hamstring was healed. In a previous career I was a strength and conditioning coach and dealt with a lot of rehab. This is the first time I’ve heard of an athlete across any sport have a procedure, take half a yr to rehab, play 20 mins then immediately need another surgery and another almost half yr rehab. I've seen a surgically repaired ACL torn again but that's different.
Confirmed by the manager: Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola confirms our report. Tyler Adams will be out several months after 2nd hamstring surgery. Feb-March return window. #USMNT"He was improving, then he had a setback, improving again, setback. So he had to have surgery again."https://t.co/cgUPLhT0eQ— Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) October 20, 2023
🚨 Bournemouth 'are set to SACK Andoni Iraola', with the team winless in nine Premier League games. 🍒 (Source: @MailSport) pic.twitter.com/DlniO2dXzh— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) October 23, 2023 Tyler might have a new manager soon?
The concern is that if he comes back at the end of February or March AND Bournemouth go down (a realistic chance), can Adams run away from another relegation? I don’t see another team spending much on him until he shows he can stay healthy. But would there be options for loans w/ options? What would Bournemouth want? The odds favor Adams being stuck going down with the ship
Given his history, it would probably be better for him to walk away from another relegation. Have to protect those hamstrings. I haven't really seen a positive impact on his game since he went to Europe. He could play in MLS on a fat contract, have access to the best sports medicine folks in the world, and still be the same Tyler Adams he's always been when he plays for the USMNT.
Something to think about, for sure. It's all about the bottom line. he's a warrior. he'll be back to prove a point. I just hope he is healthy. If not to play, just to live.
At this point I have to agree with Joe Lowery. It probably would have been better for Adams (health-wise) to be a rotational player at RB Leipzig than try to make it as a starter in England. But I am sure wants a big role.
The concern is that hamstring surgeries at that age usually mean the guy won't ever reach his potential. It's time to start thinking about moving on, by the time he's back to match ready they'll be in the Championship.
I'd argue that that Tyler Adams (the MLS version) isn't quite good enough for the USMNT, and by the time that guy gets back to his best, there will already by another 3/4 Young Guys™ who can largely do what he does on D, and provide more than what he has up until the last 6 months or so he had pre-injury on O. He was a Kante in the making but now who knows. The poor man's Kante gave up the ghost and took the big money in Saudi Arabia ironically enough.
I think the original estimate was Feb or March. Hopefully they are still in it by then. But I would also like an update.
Hamstrings are tricky. Depending on how much reconstruction needs to be done, you cut through a LOT of nerves - and muscle. Getting everything firing again and breaking up the interior scar tissue can be a slow process that never really gets back to close to the original form.
I don't disagree with the idea of returning to MLS, but I think it's kind of counter to what we hear to suggest MLS has access to better sports med. The best sports med will flow to money, and the Prem has a lot of it. OTOH, this sounds nasty and there's not certainty that he will ever return to what he was, is there?
Given the amount of money in American sports (NFL, NBA, NHL, etc.) an MLS team would have access to the best sports medicine on the planet. OTOH, medical knowledge is widely shared internationally, so an EPL team will have access to sports medicine that's unlikely to be very far behind and will have far more experience in adapting American techniques to the peculiarities of soccer injuries. IMO it's a crapshoot, one where I fear @Suyuntuy is far more likely than not to be correct.
From watching Bournemouth I see 2 positives for Tyler. 1) the team is gelling and is looking like they will get away from relegation. 2) one thing Bournemouth does feel like they're missing is a defensive minded midfielder so I think when healthy Tyler will get integrated very quickly
I'm thinking that we're hearing a lot of players these days show up in MLS and say, "It's amazing, it's really simiilar the facilities/methods/whatever we had in the Prem/Bund.Liga etc." they aren't saying, this blows away what we've seen. I would also note that there are flights between Euro cities hosting rich clubs and US cities housing medical care experts. There are a lot of really expert Euro docs. I had my knee done by the guy who does a lot of the 1Bund players. but I've known people who've headed back to the US for very major surgery, and it's quite possible. This injury sucks.
Tyler can clearly hack it in the best leagues in the world. Injuries are the only thing holding him back. Some of the recent posts seem like people don't believe that, which blows my mind. He is a great player with some really really bad luck in regards to injury.