Frank Gore's recovery.

Originally posted by monsterzero789:
he didn't need surgery on his hip. the guy had only missed 5 games his whole career due to injuries before this one. i fully believe he will be a top 10 back with a competent offensive coordinator (look at what Roman did with the backs at stanford), and a more experienced o-line. He still had over 4 yards per carry last year.

He is also a great back for a young QB. He can block and he's a great outlet reciever.

Originally posted by Norcal9erfan:


Important update!!

Quote:
According to a source at the Senior Bowl, Frank Gore resumed running two weeks ago, a step in his rehabilitation that brought the passionate Gore to tears. Gore suffered a hip fracture in November that ended his 2010 season. He's ahead of schedule with his rehabilitation and isn't expected to suffer any ill effects in 2011.

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2011/01/manusky-dont-gi.html#ixzz1CAgvifPW

one of the Matts are wrong

Matt Maiocco MaioccoCSN

Frank Gore's MRI on fractured hip checked out well. Should be cleared to run in two weeks. Agent Drew Rosenhaus says Gore is "doing great."

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by Norcal9erfan:


Important update!!

Quote:
According to a source at the Senior Bowl, Frank Gore resumed running two weeks ago, a step in his rehabilitation that brought the passionate Gore to tears. Gore suffered a hip fracture in November that ended his 2010 season. He's ahead of schedule with his rehabilitation and isn't expected to suffer any ill effects in 2011.

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2011/01/manusky-dont-gi.html#ixzz1CAgvifPW

one of the Matts are wrong

Matt Maiocco MaioccoCSN

Frank Gore's MRI on fractured hip checked out well. Should be cleared to run in two weeks. Agent Drew Rosenhaus says Gore is "doing great."

Great! Tears of ball hog joy.


Joke.

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by boriken_9er:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by boriken_9er:
Everybody is going over the firing, GM/Coach hiring, new QB conversations, but everyone has seemed to have forgotten about Frank Gore's health.
A running back with a hurt hip is pretty serious and posibbly career ending. I know it was said that no surgery would be needed but that was about the last I heard, which sounds a lot like the Sidney Rice situation this year.

His injury is not serious or career ending.

Why not?

Why would it be? He has a small fracture at the head of his femur. He's already walking around and should be running before the Super Bowl.

Originally posted by Gavintech:
Bo's injury was more like Garrison Hearst's. Even though Garrison's was not in the area of the hip joint the problem was avascular necrosis, not the broken bone. Bo's injury was serious trauma from the get go, they say his hip was dislocated on the field and he (somehow) popped it back into place. There was major damage that caused issues with circulation around the bone that caused the bone to die.

Gore simply has a small fracture at the head of the femur that doesn't allow him to play football for a while, while the bone heals, but he'll be fine in short time.

The overall issue with this injury is that is could turn into a snowball effect. The fact that is his Femur should actually be considered worse then his hip, if the strongest bone in your body is fractured and structurally weakened it has a great chance of fracturing or breaking again. Also since it was at the head of the femur, and even remotely near the joint is also a factor that could significantly shorten his career. If Gore gets hit in the thigh enough don't be surprised to see him go down with another significant leg injury in the next 2 or 3 years.

..oh and for the Bo Jackson thing...

The previous poster is correct. Bo Jackson hip problem had alot more to do with Avascular Necrosis. The Head of his femur lost blood supply and "died". As a result, he had his entire hip replaced.

Thats what kept Garrison out for 2 full years. He had that same condition in his ankle, but they somehow surgically repaired it and he was able to come back.

Franks injury is NOTHING like that. First off, its not even a complete break. It was a fracture that didn't require surgery. Basically, it was a crack in the bone that needed to heal. Unlike soft tissue, Bones heal STRONGER than they were before.

All signs point to Frank being back to full strength LONG before training camp starts. Who know...maybe long run it was better this way. Frank got some wear and tear off his legs for the final quarter of the season. I know thats a stretch, but ya gotta be positive. ;-)

Originally posted by sfout:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by boriken_9er:

Originally posted by Gavintech:

Originally posted by boriken_9er:
Everybody is going over the firing, GM/Coach hiring, new QB conversations, but everyone has seemed to have forgotten about Frank Gore's health.
A running back with a hurt hip is pretty serious and posibbly career ending. I know it was said that no surgery would be needed but that was about the last I heard, which sounds a lot like the Sidney Rice situation this year.

His injury is not serious or career ending.

Why not?

Why would it be? He has a small fracture at the head of his femur. He's already walking around and should be running before the Super Bowl.

Originally posted by Gavintech:
Bo's injury was more like Garrison Hearst's. Even though Garrison's was not in the area of the hip joint the problem was avascular necrosis, not the broken bone. Bo's injury was serious trauma from the get go, they say his hip was dislocated on the field and he (somehow) popped it back into place. There was major damage that caused issues with circulation around the bone that caused the bone to die.

Gore simply has a small fracture at the head of the femur that doesn't allow him to play football for a while, while the bone heals, but he'll be fine in short time.

The overall issue with this injury is that is could turn into a snowball effect. The fact that is his Femur should actually be considered worse then his hip, if the strongest bone in your body is fractured and structurally weakened it has a great chance of fracturing or breaking again. Also since it was at the head of the femur, and even remotely near the joint is also a factor that could significantly shorten his career. If Gore gets hit in the thigh enough don't be surprised to see him go down with another significant leg injury in the next 2 or 3 years.

Incorrect. FIrst, the bone heals STRONGER than it was before. Second, if his hip had been dislocated, then I'd be with you on this one, but thats not the case. If it were dislocated there would be damage to the soft tissue around the joint and it would be more apt to pop back out again. You see that happen alot with shoulder injuries.

The fact of the matter is tho that is is simply a crack in a bone that when calcified will be STRONGER than it was before the injury.

Originally posted by valrod33:

Originally posted by Norcal9erfan:


Important update!!

Quote:
According to a source at the Senior Bowl, Frank Gore resumed running two weeks ago, a step in his rehabilitation that brought the passionate Gore to tears. Gore suffered a hip fracture in November that ended his 2010 season. He's ahead of schedule with his rehabilitation and isn't expected to suffer any ill effects in 2011.

Read more: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archives/2011/01/manusky-dont-gi.html#ixzz1CAgvifPW

one of the Matts are wrong

Matt Maiocco MaioccoCSN

Frank Gore's MRI on fractured hip checked out well. Should be cleared to run in two weeks. Agent Drew Rosenhaus says Gore is "doing great."

I doubt Matt B (the best of the two ) would have cited "a source" saying Gore was already running unless there was some concrete evidence. Either way though, worse case is he starts running in a couple of weeks. That's terrific news!

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by rEspEctdA49ers:
I swear I hope he has the biggest season of his career in 2011 so he can remind everyone why we cherish him so much.

Everybody's talking about trading him, but I hope he gets rid of that Hatoraide people have been drinking.


I can seriously see him having a big season, which is why I am now 2X as excited after the hiring of Jim Championship.

I don't.

I want to see the full talent at the RB and FB positions to be used. That means Frank Gore with about 13 carries, 4 catches to total 17 touches, and Dixon with about 8-12 touches...

I hope we draft another RB and give him half the carries. Dixon to me is a back up

Dixon, Westbrook, and Gore. Id say Westbrook would be the odd man out here in liu of a rookie.

Paging Dr. Rosenhaus....

Interesting. Learned a lot about injuries.

Rosenhaus is an idiot but glad to hear Frank is doing well.

We gotta stop building around gore. Yea he's a really good player but I'm just tired of being a run team which were not! Want the offense to be like green bays were every play is mostly passes down the middle

Originally posted by Marvin49:
..oh and for the Bo Jackson thing...

The previous poster is correct. Bo Jackson hip problem had alot more to do with Avascular Necrosis. The Head of his femur lost blood supply and "died". As a result, he had his entire hip replaced.

Thats what kept Garrison out for 2 full years. He had that same condition in his ankle, but they somehow surgically repaired it and he was able to come back.

Franks injury is NOTHING like that. First off, its not even a complete break. It was a fracture that didn't require surgery. Basically, it was a crack in the bone that needed to heal. Unlike soft tissue, Bones heal STRONGER than they were before.

All signs point to Frank being back to full strength LONG before training camp starts. Who know...maybe long run it was better this way. Frank got some wear and tear off his legs for the final quarter of the season. I know thats a stretch, but ya gotta be positive. ;-)

Good Knowledge

I don't know the severity of Frank's injury and the implications it will have on his status. If he is deemed healthy cutting down on his workload would be a step in the right direction.

Taylor Mays needs to keep his ass down on the field.