I don't know about ankles, but in some cases - the most well known being ACL - if you have

a particularly naturally muscly area around the joint you can actually compensate by working up the muscle rather than having the ligament replaced.

I've seen it happen twice, once successfully, of around 14 times I've seen an ACL injury in my American Football coaching circuit. Both were actually my players at the time.

The ligament gives your joint the stability. If you can replace the stability with the muscle or by other *unknown to me* means then you don't need the ligament.

And of course that also means you're more likely to turn your ankle / knee in a ridiculous ankle once it is turned. So, Bale's lack of ligaments could have 1) been the reason why the ankle turned like that in the first place and 2) be the reason why he will recover so soon.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on April 5th 2013 at 17:48:47

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bale back in training within 2 weeks (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 5, 17:04:44
- amazing after seeing that photo (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 5, 17:08:14
  - I don't quite understand it (Other Football) - Huge Small, Apr 5, 17:19:06
    - It means he already has and will have major problems in the long term, but that means (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 5, 17:26:12
      - How could he have nothing to tear though? (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 5, 17:35:35
        
        I don't know about ankles, but in some cases - the most well known being ACL - if you have (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 5, 17:48:47
        
        *ridiculous angle, not ankle* lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 5, 17:49:30
        
        aha, that makes sense. Maybe he has elastic bands holding it together (n/m) (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 5, 17:56:12
        
        Plastic, pieces of muscle from other parts of his body (often thigh) or as I mentioned, (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 5, 17:59:04
        
        yes, surely not much muscle down there (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 5, 18:12:04
        
        Agree it sounds ridiculous (Other Football) - talbotsunbeamer, Apr 5, 17:38:38
        
        See my post above...could have been the reason for the ankle turn, but also why it heals (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 5, 17:50:13

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