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Yao to have surgery, likely out 2009-10

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, July 17, 2009

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. Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas ...

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