Conor McGregor’s future in MMA may be the subject of some discussion, but don’t write him off just yet. In fact, if he returns to the canvas, that supposedly “career-ending” leg break might work to his advantage. Yes, The former UFC dual-weight champion insisted early in his protracted recuperation that after receiving a metal rod, his left leg would be stronger than ever.
Dr Chris Raynor, an orthopaedic surgeon and specialist in sports medicine, recently explained on YouTube why Conor McGregor would have a technical advantage if he is able to return to MMA.
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In The past McGregor after UFC 264 had said, “What I needed was a titanium shin bone and now I’ve got a titanium rod from the knee to the ankle, the doctor says it’s unbreakable.”
In the video, Dr. Raynor says that McGregor’s reliance on powerful leg kicks—both in preparation for the fight and during the fight itself—to defeat Dustin Poirier in UFC 264 likely caused him to sustain a combination fracture of the tibia and fibula. McGregor’s tibia fracture was treated with an intramedullary nail (also known as a titanium rod) during a three-hour surgery to correct the break, while the fibula was fixed with plates and screws.
According to Dr. Raynor, a titanium rod is utilised to treat tibia fractures because it behaves similarly to bone in that it slightly bends under forceful impact. This is where the edge comes into play.
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The titanium rod, according to Dr. Raynor, serves as a load-bearing device when used to stabilise a tibia fracture until the fracture is healed, at which point it becomes redundant. And this simply means that, theoretically, following surgery, you might walk properly on [the leg] without worrying that the bone would break. Even after healing, it remains in the bone, thus it does provide some defence against subsequent fracture.
“It’s kind of like having a tibia inside a tibia,” continues Raynor. When you put it like way, it might just be a secret weapon McGregor will use when he comes back. When McGregor returns to competition, Dr Raynor’s personal thoughts were “I think it will take a lot more heat than what he was cooking up at UFC 264 to hurt that leg.”
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