Dak Prescott's ankle injury is serious but 'very treatable': Surgeon explains - The Athletic

Dr. T.O. Souryal, former Dallas Mavericks head team physician of 22 years and current medical director at Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Group, watched as Dak Prescott took a designed quarterback draw for nine yards before a seemingly routine tackle by Giants defensive back Logan Ryan. Souryal has spent decades on football sidelines, from the high school level to arena football and has treated numerous NFL players at his practice. The minute he saw the second camera angle on the CBS broadcast, he knew what the diagnosis was going to be.

A compound fracture and dislocation of Prescott’s right angle. But what does that mean?

Compound

“Compound is actually an old word. The more modern description of compound means open,” Souryal said. “Is the fracture open and exposed to the elements, or closed, which means the skin is intact? The word compound, that’s a word we used 25 years ago. Now, we say open or...

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