NFL superstar quarterback (and hunk) Tom Brady, of the New England Patriots, had foot surgery on January 20th of this year.
Tom had a lingering stress fracture of the navicular bone.
The WHAT??!?
The navicular bone!
The navicular bone is a "boat-shaped" bone in the foot, also in the hand, and Also in a Horse's foot/hoof!
The navicular bone is one of 26 bones in the human foot, and is, surprisingly, commonly injured in athletes.
The navicular bone is a player in 3-4 joints of the foot, and supports the arch, so you can imagine its role in a professional athlete's foot with every forceful step taken!
Tom had a screw surigcally placed across the body of the navicular bone to stabilize the stress fracture, and to decrease the chance of it propagating across the body of the bone, just as a small crack in your windshield continues to spider across the glass.
As a fracture grows, it becomes larger and less stable, and the liklihood of the bone displacing or dislocating increases, and major problems can follow.
In Tom's case, he was out of options. He played with the stress fracture for weeks and months during the season, despite conservative treatments.
It has been 9 weeks since the surgery.....
It generally takes bones approximately 6-8 weeks to heal.
I would bet that Tom has begun a formal physical therapy program and will continue to rehab to strengthen the soft tissues the foot for at least another 3 weeks.
The public will be hearing an update on Tom's status any day or week now....
Check back Here for Tom's update As Soon As It Is Released!!!!
Do you think the screw will need to be removed?
Place your bets here... :o)
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