yellowboy90 wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:hamstring issue caused an otherwise normal knee to build up fluid? It almost makes sense. Not really but whatever.

Maybe not but since the fluid is behind the knee it is possibel as a poster on knickerblogger speculated...

bobneptune
March 18, 2013 at 4:17 pm

I hope this is true. I’m not an MD but I took enough anatomy to know there is a structure behind the knee called the popliteal fossa which is an empty space behind the knee which is bordered by the capsule of the knee joint and the hamstring muscles.

Fluid can collect there from a hamstring injury and have nothing to do with what is commonly thought of as the knee joint (within the capsule) itself. It is a little surprising they couldn’t differentiate this on the original MRI.

It implies a sore hamstring which certainly has a better intermediate and longer term prognosis than an articular injury. That is if the fluid was drained from the popliteal space and not the joint capsule itself.

What fan really knows. We will see as he plays and if surgery is needed in the offseason.

yellowboy90 wrote:

smackeddog wrote:Rejoice Knick fans- Melo said that the fluid build up was due to a hamstring issue, nothing to do with the knee- there is no structural damage there. Aiming to return on Wednesday, thinks he will be pain free the rest of the season.

You really think Knicks fans care? Melo is not needed the team plays much better without him. He has been playing with a bum knee like a coward who can barely stand to jump of the ground. They don't need his kind of selfishness, trying to play hurt just like he did last year. Always rushing back from injury. Shame on Melo.

Money grubbing loser! He's probably got some bonus clause in his contract tied to number of games played with mis-diagnosed injuries! Just watch, I bet he dives into a chair in front of the home crowd! The shameless hussy!