Andrew Bynum Discussion: Out for the season, 2x knee surgery

Why is Bynum waiting til September for this surgery? Is there some medical reason stopping him from doing it now?

Drew Will Reportedly Have Non-Invasive Knee Procedure



By John Mitchell

New Sixers center Andrew Bynum will head to Germany in early September to have the same experimental procedure on his knee that Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill and Alex Rodriguez have undergone, according to a West Coast source with knowledge of the situation.

Bynum has had surgery on both of his knees. It is unknown whether the procedure will be performed on the one knee or both. According to the source, Bynum’s knees are fine and the procedure is non- surgical.

The procedure, known as Orthokine/Regenokine, will be performed by Dr. Peter Wehling. Bryant initially underwent the procedure to prevent the inevitable wearing down of his knee cartilage. The procedure is a derivation of platelet-rich plasma therapy, or PRP. The procedure, which is not yet performed in the United States, is less invasive than many, if not all, other forms of knee surgeries presently used.

Bynum dislocated his left knee cap in the January of the 2007-08 season and in May of that season Bynum underwent arthroscopic surgery on the knee. He also underwent surgery on his right knee following the 2009-10 season.

His recovery from that surgery took longer than expected and, as a result, Bynum only appeared in 54 games in the 2010-11 season.

revgen wrote:Shaq situation?

Bynum's not having invasive surgery. I doubt he misses training camp.

TIME wrote:

revgen wrote:Shaq situation?

Bynum's not having invasive surgery. I doubt he misses training camp.

I think he meant delaying it like Shaq did to not ruin his time off.

Showtime.Revival.05 wrote:so what kind of numbers do you think bynum puts up in philly? gotta assume he'll be motivated, if not to prove his doubters wrong then to earn a fat contract next summer

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MadMax wrote:I know this is almost goes without saying, but DAYUM is Drew big. You don't fully appreciate it until you see him walking out in public with normal sized people.

Showtime.Revival.05 wrote:so what kind of numbers do you think bynum puts up in philly? gotta assume he'll be motivated, if not to prove his doubters wrong then to earn a fat contract next summer

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GoatMilk16 wrote:Sixers official account tweeted that he's going to wear #33.

https://twitter.com/Sixers/status/234085657792884736

Showtime.Revival.05 wrote:so what kind of numbers do you think bynum puts up in philly? gotta assume he'll be motivated, if not to prove his doubters wrong then to earn a fat contract next summer

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Texas Lakers Fan wrote:Does anyone know if Drew's press conference will be televised?

I really am interested in what he has to say. I really hope there is no animosity between Drew and the Lakers. He had alot of success with us. He became an All Star in L.A. and won multiple titles. He was a Laker for nearly the same amount as Shaq was.

CaCHooKa Man wrote:

Texas Lakers Fan wrote:Does anyone know if Drew's press conference will be televised?

I really am interested in what he has to say. I really hope there is no animosity between Drew and the Lakers. He had alot of success with us. He became an All Star in L.A. and won multiple titles. He was a Laker for nearly the same amount as Shaq was.

its streaming on sixers.com at 12:15 PM EDT