{"id":205066,"date":"2021-03-18T06:32:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T03:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hand-specialist-provides-insight-on-mitchell-robinson-injury\/"},"modified":"2021-03-18T06:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T03:32:19","slug":"hand-specialist-provides-insight-on-mitchell-robinson-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hand-specialist-provides-insight-on-mitchell-robinson-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hand specialist provides insight on Mitchell Robinson injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Hand specialist provides insight on Mitchell Robinson injury<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Though Tom Thibodeau said Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will be cleared to do some practice drills, the coach gave no estimation as to when his shot-blocker will return.<\/p>\n

One leading orthopedic hand surgeon from Northwestern University told The Post a common time-frame for the healing of a fractured fourth metacarpal is 6-8 weeks, based on varying factors.<\/p>\n

Robinson, who broke his right hand Feb. 12 in Washington, will hit the five-week mark Friday at the Knicks\u2019 next practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he was evaluated,\u2019\u2019 Thibodeau said following the Knicks\u2019 loss Tuesday night to the 76ers. \u201cYeah, he can get \u2014 not game<\/a> contact yet. There\u2019s a progression to what he has to go through. Everything looks good. He\u2019s done a lot of running on the court, ball handling with the left hand. Now the next phase is for him to go through practice, take contact there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know that the intensity of a game is a lot different than practice. That\u2019ll be the next step. Once he clears that step, he\u2019ll be ready to go.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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Mitchell Robinson<\/figcaption>
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But when? Robinson\u2019s specialty as a shot-blocker doesn\u2019t help the cause.<\/p>\n

Dr. Chirag Shah, a hand specialist at Northwestern, said an NFL lineman could return in four weeks just by putting on a cast. An NBA player can\u2019t function that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a basketball player he needs the fingers and motion of his hand,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Shah said. \u201cIt\u2019s harder to protect. Being conservative with that is the main thing here. The one thing you could do if you get him back too early is you can add insult to injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about: Is the fracture healing and stable? When is the fracture stable enough to withstand any potential impact? A basketball player will have potential for a lot of impact as opposed to a football lineman, you put on a big old club cast.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n