Footy Chick wrote:Failed Creation wrote:Footy Chick wrote:Whilst I admire his never give up attitude, surely the doctors would've told Johnson maybe after the second that his knees are no good and he'll only do it again and again.
after 3 or more, he's only a glutton for punishment, sorry to say it.
Only this time it was his 'good' knee.
Irrelevant, if the makeup of the fibres in your ligaments are weak, they're weak in both knees - and your shoulders and your ankles and.....you get my drift . Both knees were always bad, it just took a lot longer for the other to prove itself. Sadly I've seen it before.
Or the unique anatomy of his knee predisposes his knees to the shearing forces when they are flexed and rotate (weaker ligaments may allow his knees to rotate more than normal). Slightly raised/pronounced popliteal grove acts like a par of scissors on his ACL against the medial condyle of his femur.
Pure conjecture on my part but the knee isn't a joint that isn't designed to rotate much at all.
As FC said, some people are dealt some rough cards physically and anatomically which makes it harder for them to pursue a chosen sport at the elite level.
Bottom line you have to feel for the bloke.