No Comeback Date For Taylor

By Tyne-Talk
February 1 2010

Newcastle United have received confirmation that defender Steven Taylor will not require surgery on his injured knee. Manager Chris Hughton will be reassured by the news but will still be without the 24 year old for several weeks and Taylor, who made 21 appearances for Newcastle this season prior to his injury, has refused to name a comeback date.

Hughton told The Chronicle;

"Steven Taylor will be out for a period of time. It's his medial ligament.

It certainly doesn't need an operation - it's just going to be a period of rehabilitation and rest. I'm still to find to out for exactly how long.

It's normal stuff with the specialists, but it's certainly going to be a matter of weeks."

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tunyc
01/02/2010 19:04

Whew...not the cruciate...much less serious injury.

The language (a period of time) makes me think that he'll be out for the season, however, unless he comes along really quickly and we face a severe injury crisis.

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nathan robinson
01/02/2010 19:20

Was fearing the worst with this so it's good to read that it's not as serious as it could have been. No need to rush him back either which is nice, as is what usually happens, with Colo, Williamson, Hall and Kadar we have good numbers.

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waffles
02/02/2010 04:50

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tunyc
Whew...not the cruciate...much less serious injury.
The language (a period of time) makes me think that he'll be out for the season, however, unless he comes along really quickly and we face a severe injury crisis.

Considering it was an impact injury, the cruciate was never a concern. ACLs tear on cuts, rarely impact. As one would expect with the impact cause, it's the medial collateral, which I've had experience with. MCLs tear when you get chopped from the side and your cleats unfortunately do their job (stay in the ground). He'll be on crutches for the next couple weeks, possibly in a cast for a month if it's a level 3. If it's the challenge Bednar got booked for, I don't imagine it's a level 3. Possibly a severe level 2, but Taylor played through it.

The real question isn't whether or not the ligament is damaged but rather whether the meniscus tore as well. If it didn't he could be back around late March, early April. If it's torn, I wouldn't expect him to be healthy until the end of April.

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TOONTILLIDIE
02/02/2010 08:02

Thanks for the update waffles, I thought it was going to be a while when we brought in the extra defender, I think this season is going to be a write off

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Biffins Bridge
02/02/2010 11:23

Waffles, its like an education coming on here. The Chronicle was saying that he could be looking at a March return.

The fact that he was able to play on must be a bonus but suppose he might have done more damage by doing so.

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waffles
02/02/2010 14:43

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Biffins Bridge
Waffles, its like an education coming on here. The Chronicle was saying that he could be looking at a March return.
The fact that he was able to play on must be a bonus but suppose he might have done more damage by doing so.

I tore my MCL in the left knee when I was 17 from a guy missing a slide tackle by a couple inches. It was in the final minutes of my school's playoff game, so I was @#$%&.

Tore the medial miniscus in my right knee 6 months later my first week of college when I got undercut going up for a header. Between the two, I'd rather tear the MCL, I still have occasional pain from basic activities like walking up the stairs due to the miniscus tearing.

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tunyc
02/02/2010 16:48

Thanks for the shout, waffles! Obviously, I didn't see it happen.

Really hope we get promoted so I can watch more than a handful of games next season...

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senyabtoon
05/02/2010 16:02

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Hughton “Tayls is probably out for a two-month period but we hope it is less than that. “We honestly hope it is less than that, it will be about his reaction to the healing process.” Hughton is also hopeful that Spanish ace Jose Enrique will not be out beyond this month.

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