The Brisbane Broncos have revealed that outside back Deine Mariner underwent “limb-saving” surgery in the early hours of Sunday morning after picking up an injury the previous night against the Roosters.
Playing in the opening 34 minutes of the match against the Roosters, Mariner left the field in what was originally said to be a “bad cork” and wasn’t set to return.
However, he ended up returning to the field following an ankle injury to Josiah Karapani in the 65th minute.
Still in pain following the match, Mariner was rushed to hospital later that night and even coach Michael Maguire revealed that he shouldn’t have come back to the field.
It was here where he was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome and subsequently underwent surgery.
“I wanted to give a shout out of thanks for the care that the Broncos and Deine in particular got from the wonderful staff at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning,” Dr Matt Hislop said via a Broncos statement.
“It is very important to put out a timeline of how quickly this (thankfully rare) injury can progress and Deine has provided his consent for his situation to be shared.
“Deine sustained a nasty cork to his right quad late in the first half of the Roosters game and was assessed, strapped and padded before showing he could run. He kept the leg mobile and remained available, returning to the field with 15 minutes to go in the second half.
“By the time we were in the hotel just before midnight his quad was swollen, but he was clinically OK, neuro-vascularly intact and able to finish dinner and go to bed. I was called to see Deine at 1:30am and it was obvious that his thigh had deteriorated.
“He was in significant pain, and the thigh was very firm. We performed an ultrasound in the hope of draining a hematoma, but the swelling was diffused within the muscle, and there was nothing to drain.
“Thankfully, Deine still had functioning nerves and arteries in his leg, but it was apparent he was developing an acute compartment syndrome and an ambulance was called.
“Paramedics were able to provide much needed pain relief and Deine was transferred to the RPA ED department where doctors were able to measure the pressure inside the muscle, which was quite elevated. A decision was made to perform limb saving surgery and Deine was taken to theatre in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“The length of recovery will be determined as the swelling in the muscle resolves. Both Deine and myself would like to thank all of the paramedics, nurses, ED doctors and trauma surgeons for their exceptional care.”
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