the season ending hit felt round the NFL week two against the Steelers Browns team Doctor James vous among the first on the field saving Nick chub's knee in his hands the challenge of this injury is it's a second time to suffer a significant knee injury so taking into the consideration of a prior surgery a significant new injury and then the desire to get back to performing at a very high level the news devastating but if there's a bright side 8 years between two injuries worked in the running back's favor the science and surgical techniques significantly better the uh nanoscope is a very small uh pinhole type camera that allowed US during his first surgery to confirm the diagnosis of the type of of ligament injury he had it also allowed us to work around the knee with very small incision and minimal trauma to the tissue Imaging improved tfold helping the surgical team build a plan the first surgery in September repaired chubs medoc capsule meniscus and medoc collateral ligament by mid November vous repaired his ACL using a biocomposite material able to fit into smaller spaces instead of using metal or plastic in the body these newer implants incorporate into the body so uh now there's no longer a foreign body inside the joint that turns into bone that's that much more opportunity for the ligament or the tissue to heal the rest up to Nick taking things day by day but determined a film crew following his progress as he follows doctor's orders we have a great plan I'm sticking to it I'm doing whatever they tell me to do he's with the team in West Virginia getting his mind and hopefully body back in the game just to be around just to um you know I think it's important for me if you're wondering how well he's doing 8 months after surgery he posted this video if anyone could Dr vous knew it would be this patient having the ability to work out at the level he does and to have the mental strength and the physical strength so all credit to him truly a remarkable person and I'm just happy to be a small part of helping him get back Monica Robbins 3 news