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Ben Simmons’ Injury Update: Jones Fracture, Not Dancer’s Fracture, Successful Operation

By Bret Stuter

Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons (25) reacts after making a shot from the second floor balcony of the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex during media day. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons (25) reacts after making a shot from the second floor balcony of the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex during media day. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons watches on during the second quarter of a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 34-3. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons watches on during the second quarter of a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles won 34-3. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Consensus is…

Initially, many medical experts have speculated that this injury would be diagnosed as a “Jones Fracture”.  But that injury is not consistent with the cause of the injury. There are two other types of fractures of a metatarsal as well: Avulsion, or Dancer’s, fracture; and Stress fractures.

While we speculate, the Philadelphia 76ers are a very responsible organization whose track record has been to engage a number of experts before working with the player to execute a formal protocol.  What that means is that while we want answers now, the 76ers will discuss options with a number of medical experts before proceeding.

For the time being, let’s discuss how an injury likely causes each fracture.

To do so, let’s get a quick and dirty look at how the foot functions

Now that I’ve “geeked you out”, let’s discuss the accident and subsequent injury to the foot.