From the NY Post:
When Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees picked Dr. Marc Philippon to operate on the superstar’s right hip in March, they did so because they believed the Vail-based surgeon was the best in the business.Apparently, they were right.
When Philippon was done with the March 9 surgery, which repaired a torn labrum, removed an impingement and drained a cyst, the doctor said Rodriguez was looking at another operation after the season was finished. Now, there is a chance Rodriguez can avoid the second operation.
“Eighty percent no; 20 percent yes,” Rodriguez told The Post before sitting out last night’s game against the Orioles at Camden Yards. “But you got to call him.”
A message left at Philippon’s Colorado office early last evening wasn’t immediately returned.
I would rather A-Rod have the surgery and return to the Yankees at full strength. Sure, he’s on track to hit 30 homers this season and the “hybrid” surgery has certainly been successful, but I wonder if not having the second surgery would prolong an issue or create another. Might as well fix it all completely and rest up in the offseason, right?
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11 Responses to No second surgery for A-Rod?
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Yeah, I completely agree. I would much rather see him get the most out of his abilities and I think that will only be achieved if his hip is restored to full condition. He is showing he can play now but if he could do a lot more.
Plus, with his contract as long/expensive as it is you really don’t want to take the risk of it getting worse.
Exactly, Jeff.
Im sitting out of commission for my school’s baseball team for half of this season because I tore my labrum in my shoulder, among other things. My opinion is if at all possible, do not get surgery, with labrum surgery, you can lose range of motion, you lose strength, and as with all surgeries, recovery sucks, there is a risk of infection, and surgery can always go wrong. If you don’t absolutely have to get surgery, then don’t.
Yeah but if it means hitting .280 or .300+ I would get the surgery…
*facepalm*
Haha.
Or it could mean being slower around the bases, or loss of range as a 3rd baseman or in a worse case scenario, the end of a career.
Yeah and not having the surgery could mean he re tears it and has to have a more in deoth surgery misses more time (possibly up to a year) and then still never be able to play 3B again and lose all of his hitting range and retire. There is a worst case scenario to everything in the world… If you are hungry and go to the store for chips you could get hit by a car, survive get to the store get the chips return home and a mass murder could break into your house and kill you. He obviously has a lot more limited range now than he ever has and he can’t hit the way he once did and he has had to compensate so much hi batting average is in the .260s he could never be the same with out the surgery and he could never be the same with it, either way it’s probably worth the risk.
I’ll leave this up to the Doctor. None of us have a medical degree, so I’d leave these decisions up to the pros.
Agree!
But I’ve played Operation dozens of times.