Steph Curry’s injury amounts to a high ankle sprain, doctor clarifies

The doctor clarifies that Steph’s injury is a high ankle sprain that originally occurred on NBC Sports Bayarea

The Warriors released an update on superstar Steph Curry on Sunday that sounded more like a high school biology lesson to many.

“An MRI [Saturday] The night confirmed Curry suffered partial tears to his upper tibiofibular ligaments and interosseous membrane, as well as a contusion to his lower leg,” the team said in a statement Sunday.

As NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole reported Sunday, Curry is expected to be sidelined for a few weeks and will miss at least the team’s next five games. The Warriors are hoping their Star Guard can return just after the All-Star break.

But what exactly did this injury update mean? dr Seth Sherman, an orthopedic surgeon for Stanford Medicine, clarified questions about Curry’s diagnosis in an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area.

The “interosseous membrane” mentioned in the statement is “basically a layer of tissue between the tibia and fibula,” Sherman said. “And then you have the ligaments lower down, the tibiofibular ligaments that connect the tibia bone to the fibula.

“This MRI terminology amounts to a partial injury or variant high ankle sprain.”

A high ankle sprain variation. got it Does that mean Curry could miss more than a few weeks?

“The bottom line: High ankle sprains have more variable time frames than the low ankle variants,” said Dr. sherman “… Timeframes can of course vary depending on the severity – days to weeks, sometimes weeks to months. Luckily that overtakes us in this particular scenario.”

Curry was injured in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 119-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. He suffered the injury when Dallas guard McKinley Wright IV’s right knee contacted Curry’s lower left leg.

The Warriors guard has worked his way back from many injuries in his 14-year NBA career, including a left shoulder subluxation that forced him to miss 11 games in December and January.

This recovery process should be no different.

“It’s a high-ankle variant. If it’s more stable and a minor injury, I think there’s certainly hope and optimism,” said Dr. sherman[Curry]Of course, he has shown resilience to other injuries throughout his career. I think he has an excellent team supporting him, medical and training staff. Based on our experience here at Stanford with similar injuries across a variety of sports, these injuries certainly allow athletes to come back and perform at their best.”

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Golden State has won seven of 15 games without a curry this season. They must once again find a winning formula without the heart and soul of their team.

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