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Long-time NFL doctor provides insight on nasty knee injury to UCF QB McKenzie Milton
By Paul Harvey
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Serious injuries are a side of sports no one wants to see, and UCF QB McKenzie Milton sustained one of the worst injuries you will see Friday night.
The star of the Knights sustained what was reported to be a dislocated knee due to a hard hit and was taken to the hospital after being carted off the field. He reportedly underwent emergency surgery on the leg, apparently to restore circulation to the leg as it was cut off due to the injury.
As fans await more details on his condition, long-time NFL doctor David J. Chao shared his thoughts on the injury. He likened the injury as similar to the one sustained by Chicago Bears star Zach Miller:
This situation is similar to #ZachMiller @ChicagoBears.
Undoubtedly emergency surgery to restore blood flow as permanent muscle damage occurs within hours if circulation not restored. https://t.co/bISj8JsEk9— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 24, 2018
Dislocated knee confirmed.
Likely emergency surgery to "save" his leg comes next as artery likely disrupted. This is a #ZachMiller @ChicagoBears situation. Wish this athlete the best but any @NFL dreams are likely over. https://t.co/eHcbYaJiGA— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 24, 2018
I only saw it on my phone but hard to see nonetheless. Good chance to have his leg saved. Slim chance that he can return to high level football.
— David J. Chao – ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) November 24, 2018
This is certainly a scary situation that no fan wants to see. Hopefully Milton can pull through this and get back to doing what he loves. For now, the ultimate focus appears to be on the health of his leg.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Milton and his family as they face this ordeal.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.