Bob Glauber of Newsday tracked down prominent orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Kaplan to get the lowdown on patella femoral arthritis, and what it means for Kenny Phillips. Prognosis? Negative. From Newsday:
Knee Condition for Phillips Could Be Career Threatening
“Typically, you don’t see this in football players, usually in older people with degenerative conditions,” Kaplan said. “The under surface of the kneecap has cartilage, and the groove it rides in. As that starts to wear away, you get kneecap pain. On occasion, they do microfracture surgery or a resurfacing procedure. But those are formidable and season-ending.” […]
“It doesn’t bode well for a football player to have this,” Kaplan said. “It’s very unusual, and he may have had a traumatic injury where he got smashed in the kneecap. If it’s severe enough to require microfracture surgery, it’s a worrisome circumstance.”
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