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Surgery Likely For Hudson
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The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 31, 2008
ATLANTA - Tim Hudson is likely headed for surgery after two doctors found the Atlanta Braves ace has major ligament damage in his pitching elbow.The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 31, 2008
Hudson was examined by Xavier Duralde, the team's lead orthopedist, and then met Wednesday with James Andrews of Birmingham, Ala., who already operated on two Braves pitchers this year.
"Both concur that surgery is likely," Braves spokesman Brad Hainje said after a 7-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. "But he's going to take a short rehabilitation period before he makes a final decision."
Atlanta reliever Peter Moylan tried to get by with rest in April, as Andrews prescribed, but still wound up needing the same Tommy John ligament replacement procedure that Hudson is likely to have. Andrews also operated on the shoulder of John Smoltz, ending the 41-year-old's season and perhaps his career.
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