Kevin Durant Incurs Jones Fracture

Kevin Durant Incurs Jones Fracture

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced recently that Kevin Durant will be out for around six to eight weeks due to his fractured foot. The NBA star will go through a surgery to repair the injury.

Sam Presti, president of the Thunder, revealed through a statement that Durant revealed his discomfort after a recent practice. The team performed a set of imaging studies to check the reason for his discomfort. Presti added that Durant was diagnosed to have suffered a Jones fracture. A surgical procedure is required to treat this injury and recent cases of the injury in the NBA resulted to a six-to-eight-week rest for the player. Presti also indicated that the team is evaluating the best steps when it comes to Durant together the representatives of the player and medical personnel of the team. He also indicated that the team cannot give a specific timeline to the injury of Kevin Durant until the team determines its course of action.

A Jones fracture involves the fifth metatarsal or the long bone connecting the little toe into the side of the foot. The fracture normally happens in a small part of the fifth metatarsal that does not receive much blood. This makes it difficult for this part of the foot to heal. The Jones fracture may be a hairline break that happens after a period of time or a sudden, acute break. The injury normally happens due to repetitive stress, trauma or overuse. Although these injuries are not common, they are not easy to treat compared to avulsion fractures.

Before the injury, Durant missed a total of 16 games in his entire NBA career. Last season he missed a single game and did not play for Team USA during the FIBA World Cup in Spain. The absence of Kevin Durant in the lineup will compel Lance Thomas and Perry Jones to step up for the team.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Tuesday October 14 2014, 4:54 AM EST. Ref: Washington Post. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0