Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 2:56 PM | 4 comments |
 

Utley still on same timetable
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The biggest question entering Chase Utley's surgery was how long it would take him to recover. The Phillies' medical staff said they would not know until the surgery was done.

Well, Utley went under the knife Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and the answer remains four to 6 months.

According to a statement from the Phillies, "Utley had an arthroscopic debridement of his labrum and a bony lesion that was present. Dr. Bryan Kelly reported the surgery went well and the findings yesterday were consistent with the diagnostic studies performed prior to surgery. It is anticipated that he will have a four to six month recovery period as previously described."

Also, third baseman Pedro Feliz had a lumbar discectomy performed on Nov. 20 by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles and the procedure went well. The discectomy was performed on the L4-5 disc and Feliz will return home to complete his rehabilitation program, which is expected to require eight to 12 weeks.

Watkins has previously operated on Eagles offensive linemen Tra Thomas and most recently Shawn Andrews.
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:35 AM, 11/26/2008
    I'm more concerned about both these surgeries than most. If you look at medical MLB history, third basemen with back surgery/problems usually end up in a downward career spiral. Hopefully Pedro will be ok physically. Now if he'd just quit being a 100% guess hitter... As for Utley, has anyone heard from Bo Jackson since his hip surgery? There is a near-zero tolerance for error in this type of dianosis/surgery so hopefully Chase will be fine. Otherwise, the second half Chase {.272 BA, 12 homers} is the best we'll ever have to look forward to from this once-certain future hall of famer.
    — Richie Allen
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:19 AM, 11/26/2008
    I think Bo's hip injury was much more significant. When he injured the hip he left the game and didn't play again till after surgery. Also he avascular necrosis that affected his hip, and he had to get his entire hip replaced. But I am still a little concerned with Chase, but if all they did was shave some bone, it shouldn't be a big deal.
    — johnnysanz3
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:03 AM, 11/26/2008
    Is it the glenoid labrum or the acetabular labrum? Assuming its the hip labrum then that is really not what Bo Jackson's problem was--CHase is just arthitis which needs to be cleaned up. Its not a hip subluxation which is what Bo Jackson had...that leads to bone death and eventual need for hip replacement.
    — Mr. White
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:44 AM, 11/26/2008
    Dan I was checking out the free agents on ESPN.com and was wondering why Pat Burrel wasn't listed as a class A free agent. He wasn't listed as any class at all and I'm sure he is atleast a B free agent. Now I do know that you have nothing to do with the site, but if you could shed some light on the subject as to what kind of free agents Pat, and Jamie are that would be great. Thanks. John B.
    — engineeringagr8tdrive


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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