https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-zach-miller-leg-emergency-surgery/812591001/ Report: Doctors try to save Bears TE Zach Miller's leg in emergency surgery Lindsay H. Jones, USA TODAY Sports Published 9:44 a.m. ET Oct. 30, 2017 Breaking down the defining moments from all the Week 8 matchups. USA TODAY Sports TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller underwent emergency surgery in New Orleans Sunday night following his gruesome knee injury suffered against the Saints. According to a report Monday morning from ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter, surgeons worked to repair artery damage that occurred when Miller dislocated his knee and were attempting to save his leg. This makes Miller’s injury not just season-ending and potentially career-ending, but life-threatening as well. “He’ll be in our thoughts and prayers,” Bears head coach John Fox said Sunday evening. Teammates were stunned by the severity of Miller’s injury immediately after it happened, and many instantly saw slow-motion replays of the moment Miller’s knee dislocated as officials reviewed whether or not Miller scored a touchdown. (Upon review, officials said Miller did not maintain possession of the ball, and the touchdown was waved off.) “To go from the elation of, 'What a play, what a throw!' in that situation of the game to overturn and Zach obviously being injured … it's really unfortunate,” offensive lineman Kyle Long told The Chicago Tribune. “We lost a really good guy today.”
It appears the operation was a success from what is being reported, but he'll be stuck in New Orleans for some time unless ground transport can be arranged once the condition is stable as the pressure from the altitude from flying could do more harm than good.
What’s even crazier is Teddy Bridgewater has made a full recovery and will be playing again soon. I hope we see the same for Miller.
I not 100% on this but I don't think Bridgewater had the artery and potential nerve damage that Miller just sustained with his injury. From what I have heard this will take much longer to recover from , at his age I don't see him coming back .
I'm not a hundred on the exact type of damage but I do know it was feared that Teddy would possibly lose the lower part of his leg immediately after the injury so arterial damage would seem to be a factor. I'll see what I can dig up.
The fear with Teddy was a strangled artery, not a torn artery so there is a significant difference between the two.
Yes mack, i tend to agree. Even putting the medical specifics to one side, there are a range of things that don't come down in Miller's favour on this. Miller is 33, he doesn't have youth on his side in the same way Bridgewater has. Also Miller's injury history is significant, far more so than Bridgewater's. Even tho they haven't all been to the knee, the shock to the body shouldn't be discounted. Also, Bridgewater's injury occurred in an oddly nondescript way as i recall. It was a non-contact injury during practise when he wasn't even moving at full speed. Miller on the other hand was going a full play-speed, the injury occurred because he initially hyper-extended, then his foot seemed to stick in the turf, then the whole weight of his body came over the top, again all at full speed. The force going through that spot right when it was so vulnerable.....well, its hard to imagine it getting much worse. Not that its a competition, Bridgewater's injury was very serious indeed. Just think there's several factors that suggest Miller won't be able to come back in the same way sadly.
