Wednesday, September 07, 2005 |
Cesar Izturis To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
Update: It appears Jason Schmidt has left the game with a groin strain. Ouch.
Update 2: Thanks to Richard for pointing out that Izturis' woes have made the wires at ESPN. He will be out ten months, and the surgery will be done on September 16.
Update 3: More at dodgers.com:
Dr. Frank Jobe explained that Izturis has an area of degenerative arthritis in his elbow from overuse as a child. The normal stretching to the ulnar collateral ligament that a Major Leaguer encounters creates stress on the arthritic area and the pain has become unbearable to Izturis, who currently is on the disabled list from a lower back sprain.Jobe said he and Dr. Ralph Gambardella will transplant a tendon from Izturis' left wrist to form a new and tight ligament in the right elbow, alleviating pressure from the relatively small area that is suffering from osteochondrosis (OCD) -- essentially an arthritic deterioration of the cartilage caused by the loss of blood supply.
Jobe said the type of injury can be catastrophic, but the size of Izturis' OCD is small. He said surgery will be performed a week from Friday, and he intends to look closely at the area of OCD to determine if any further treatment is necessary.
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