Mayo Surgery

[Jay Bee]

Huh and I've thought they were the same thing my whole life. 

Yup. ACL = Achilles-Calf Tendon.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Yup. ACL = Achilles-Calf Ligament.

FIFY, dumbass.  Tendon doesn't start with L.   

[mileskishnish72]

Basically a ligament is connective tissue that connects bone to bone. A tendon connects muscle to bone. There's a little confusing mix-up of the terms referring to the front of the knee, but essentially it's all tendon, and the kneecap is just a big sesamoid bone ( a bone in tendon).

[willie warrior]

Man, this thread has morphed into a bashing of Holiday Inn staying medical malpractioners.

[4everwarriors]

FIFY, dumbass.  Tendon doesn't start with L.   

Depends on how y'all spell it, hey?

[ChicosBailBonds]

FIFY, dumbass.  Tendon doesn't start with L.   

Pretty sure Jay Bee didn't use teal, but didn't have to

[Jay Bee]

but essentially it's all tendon, and the kneecap is just a big sesamoid bone ( a bone in tendon).

A bone in what? Do you have a bone in your butt? Or is it all the pelvis that's really a bone throughout a region such that there is no bone in your butt (unless you're ZFB on most Thursday through Sunday nights)?

Did you guys know Dejuan Blair has no achilles? Pretty crazy

[brandx]

Did you guys know Dejuan Blair has no achilles? Pretty crazy

Your gonna really confuse people now

It would be interesting to watch someone play with no Achilles though - foot floppin' around and all.

[4everwarriors]

Derrick Rose plays without an ACT.

[4everwarriors]

Blair sans ACL.

[wildbillsb]

I pretty much play without a bone now.

[MUDPT]

If I'm a D1 basketball player or some dude that works in an office, I would rather tear my ACL than my Achilles.

[4everwarriors]

I pretty much play without a bone now.

Have you consulted a urologist?

[Lennys Tap]

I pretty much play without a bone now.

That can't be much fun.

[Wojo Era]

Derrick Rose plays without an ACT.

Second time I read this and laughed now.  Well played

[wildbillsb]

That can't be much fun.

You're telling me!  And, yes, 4, I have been in deep consultation with the good doctor.  His reply:  turn your head to the right and cough.......again.