Subscribe Feed (RSS)First, the official release from the Blazers:
WEBSTER UNDERGOES FOOT SURGERY
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers announced that guard Martell Webster underwent surgery today to repair a stress fracture in his left foot. He is expected to be sidelined for 8-10 weeks.
Dr. Jay Crary performed the surgery at Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Wash. As part of the procedure, Webster had a screw inserted into his fifth metatarsal bone.
The injury occurred during Tuesday night’s preseason game against the Sacramento Kings.
Just a few things I heard today, after talking to people who have dealt with this injury before:
It isn’t as easy as a plain old fracture. The screw that’s placed in that bone needs to be the right size and be placed in exactly the right place. It’s a delicate procedure. One person told me that it usually takes a little longer than you might think to play after such an injury. Every time a player jumps, particularly a player of size and heft, when he lands it puts an extreme amount of stress on the injury site. Don’t be surprised if it takes up to 14-16 weeks for him to return to action. The blood supply, the key ingredient to healing, is not overly generous in your feet (that’s why your feet get cold so easily.)
Tags: Dwight Jaynes, Fifth metatarsal, Martell Webster, Portland Trail Blazers
Dwight, why is nobody mentioning that Martell seriously hurt his left foot twice before. He had a stress fracture in it as a freshman at Seattle Prep in 2001. Then a teammate landed on it and seriously injured it during his junior year in 2003. Both times he missed major parts of his basketball season. I have seen nobody covering this angle.