Lidge has knee surgery and might be ready for opening day
by David Rocksteady 1/14/10
On Wednesday, Brad Lidge had what was described as minor arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The surgery was performed by Phillies team Physician Dr. Michael Ciccotti at the Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to cleanup loose bodies in the knee.
Lidge can begin throwing again in 10 days and his recovery time could be by opening day or slightly thereafter. The Phillies are saying it is a routine, relatively non-invasive surgery. A doctor from Bryn Mawr Hospital was a guest on Daily News live agreed with their assessment, saying that they aren't doing much more than cleaning some cartilage out.
Obviously this is not the best timing for a knee surgery, but Lidge says that it felt better in the playoffs and nothing showed up on the MRI, so the best idea was to rest it. But Lidge told CSNPhilly.com, "Then it started bothering me as my offseason workouts intensified, so I called and said, 'Let's take a look at it.' I didn't want to have to grind it out through another season."
This will be Lidge's second offseason surgery after having bone chips removed from his right elbow shortly after the 2009 season and it is his third right knee surgery since the end of his '07 season with the Astros.
Hopefully this is not a major setback, but the news has not been good for Lidge every since he lifted that trophy in 2008.
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