Reyes to undergo surgery on knee

October

The Mets today announced that shortstop Jose Reyes will undergo surgery to clean up scar tissue around the accessory hamstring tendon behind the right knee (semi tendinosis tendon). He will not require surgery for the separate hamstring muscle tear in his right leg which he suffered in late September while working out for his return to baseball.

Mets Medical Director Dr. David Altchek of the Hospital for Surgery in Manhattan has directed that the surgery be performed by Dr. Daniel E. Cooper – the leading expert in the country in the surgical treatment of the chronically torn semi tendinosis tendon in athletes. Cooper, affiliated with The Carrell Clinic and based in Dallas, is the head team physician for the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Stars. Cooper trained under Altchek at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

The date of the surgery is yet to be determined. Reyes is expected to fully recover and be ready for Spring Training.

This entry was posted on Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 7:01 pm by James Kwasnik.
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2 Responses to “Reyes to undergo surgery on knee”

Anon October 6th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Wow… Please read the title after posting the blog entry.. the title reads ‘Mets to undergo surgery on knee’...
James Kwasnik October 6th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Oops. Yeah, the kind of surgery the Mets need is a lot worse. :-)

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