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Atlanta Thrashers Blogger •
This news just in from the Atlanta Thrashers:
Kari Lehtonen underwent successful back surgery on Friday, Oct. 30 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. The procedure, which was performed by neurosurgeon, Dr. Paul Maurer, was to remove edges of bone that were applying pressure to nerve roots in his back at two locations that were different than that of his original disc surgery on July 20. He will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks.
So…we’ve gone from him having back surgery in late July…looking to return by training camp…to maybe late in camp…to a few weeks after the season starts to…this.
sigh…un-good.
While I certainly do hope that he recovers completely and in the timeframe given, this doesn’t look good for him. Fortunately for the Thrashers, Ondrej Pavelec has performed well in his absence.
Kari Lehtonen underwent successful back surgery on Friday, Oct. 30 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. The procedure, which was performed by neurosurgeon, Dr. Paul Maurer, was to remove edges of bone that were applying pressure to nerve roots in his back at two locations that were different than that of his original disc surgery on July 20. He will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks.
So…we’ve gone from him having back surgery in late July…looking to return by training camp…to maybe late in camp…to a few weeks after the season starts to…this.
sigh…un-good.
While I certainly do hope that he recovers completely and in the timeframe given, this doesn’t look good for him. Fortunately for the Thrashers, Ondrej Pavelec has performed well in his absence.
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