"Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has elected to have extensive surgery on his fractured left foot that almost certainly eliminates his chances of playing next season but offers hope that he can resume his NBA career and not fracture the foot a career-ending third time. After consultation with a battery of doctors, Yao, 28, has decided to undergo a bone graft to heal the existing fracture and have his arch surgically lowered to reduce the stress on his foot (ESPN)."
Smart move by Yao. The whole wait and see if it heals itself never made much sense to me. Ilgauskas went through the same procedure a couple years ago, and was able to battle his way back, so hopefully Yao can do the same. Yao will miss all of next season, but at least now there is hope he might be able to continue his career the following season.
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