{"id":424616,"date":"2023-05-09T19:03:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424616"},"modified":"2023-05-09T19:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:03:57","slug":"avalanche-star-gabriel-landeskog-to-miss-2023-24-season-post-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/avalanche-star-gabriel-landeskog-to-miss-2023-24-season-post-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche Star Gabriel Landeskog To Miss 2023-24 Season Post Knee Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriel Landeskog, the captain and forward for the Colorado Avalanche, will undergo another treatment on his right knee after missing the all of current season due to knee surgery, and the organization expects him to miss the entire 2023\u201324 regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Landeskog&#8217;s right knee will have a cartilage transplant on Wednesday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, under the direction of Dr. Brian Cole.<\/p>\n<h2>Avalanche Star Gabriel Landeskog To Miss 2023-24 Season Post-Knee Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>The Avalanche revealed in October 2022 that Landeskog missed training camp and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The Avalanche star was expected to be out for around 12 weeks following his original injury, but he never played a single game in 2022\u201323.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will undergo a cartilage transplant in his right knee on May 10.\u00a0The surgery will be performed by Dr. Brian Cole at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.\u00a0The 30-year-old forward is expected to miss the entire 2023-24 season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bM466EpL3G\">pic.twitter.com\/bM466EpL3G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; x &#8211; Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Avalanche\/status\/1655944996770709507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After having knee surgery on the same knee in March 2022, Landeskog lost time during the conclusion of the regular season in 2021\u201322. The Colorado star did, however, return for the team&#8217;s Stanley Cup run and finished that run with 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) in 20 games. Before undergoing his first knee surgery, Landeskog had also amassed 59 points (30 goals, 29 assists) in 51 regular-season games in 2021\u20132022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gabriel Landeskog will be out for the ENTIRE next season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D2EjtYsTMU\">pic.twitter.com\/D2EjtYsTMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spittin&#39; Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spittinchiclets\/status\/1655947139779006464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Landeskog and the team are hoping that this more drastic approach will help him recover from the knee ailment that has kept him out of action. At age 19, he was named the captain of Colorado, and he has captained them for 807 regular-season and postseason games. His contract with the organization runs until the 2028\u201329 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, Landeskog said that his knee problem dates back to the playoff game versus Dallas in the 2020 spring season, when he was struck by a skate. He said that the cartilage on the underside of his patella was damaged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Avalanche announce Gabriel Landeskog will undergo a cartilage transplant in his right knee. Expected to miss the entire 2023-24 season. Wishing him the best in recovery <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VdRKuRp300\">pic.twitter.com\/VdRKuRp300<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1655946893762105349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve talked to numerous doctors and medical experts, getting opinions, learning about what the different procedures would be,&#8221; Landeskog said on Tuesday. &#8220;This is the one we feel like is the best way forward, the best solution for me to come back and play hockey again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A relatively recent medical strategy used to help replace damaged cartilage in the region is a knee cartilage transplant. It occurs when healthy cartilage from another place is utilized to repair the injured area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Avs fans really should appreciate last year&#39;s Stanley Cup win that much more with what&#39;s happening with Gabriel Landeskog. He sacrificed everything and then some to win the Cup and may never be the same player again. Really sucks to see no other way about it&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIGQZbqEJ8\">pic.twitter.com\/KIGQZbqEJ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dude Where&#39;s Makar (@joelthesakic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelthesakic\/status\/1655959290530676737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to OrthoNebraska, &#8220;knee cartilage transplants are only done in areas where there\u2019s smaller damage, because a graft can only be taken from a small area from the same joint. They are typically performed via a small camera called an arthroscope, \u00a0meaning the incision will be smaller and recovery quicker and easier than with open surgery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The transplanted cartilage may take up to two years to fully grow, according to OrthoTexas. An 85\u201390% success rate was found in recent studies performed 10\u201315 years following the operation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will undergo a cartilage transplant and\u00a0is set to miss the entire 2023-24 NHL season, the team announced. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TiNPLCBOKQ\">pic.twitter.com\/TiNPLCBOKQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1655948632393383940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is anticipated that the transplanted cartilage will remain functional for the remainder of one&#8217;s life after it has fully healed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m confident. It&#8217;s an optimism and confidence that you need to have,&#8221; Landeskog said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a long time away from the game, but I&#8217;m confident in the player I am. I&#8217;m confident in the athlete I am. 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Landeskog&#8217;s right knee will have a cartilage transplant on Wednesday at Rush University Medical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":265789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[8065,8068,8067,8066,4093],"class_list":["post-424616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-gabriel-landeskog","tag-gabriel-landeskog-cartilage-transplant","tag-gabriel-landeskog-knee-surgery","tag-gabriel-landeskog-surgery","tag-nhl-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}