Rod Brind'Amour Has Minor Knee Surgery
by Bob Wage on Sep 16, 2008 11:40 AM EDT
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PrintThe Carolina Hurricanes just released information that Captain, Rod Brind'Amour underwent knee surgery earlier today at Rex Hospital here in Raleigh. The outpatient surgery was successful and Brind'Amour is expected to be able to play on opening night, October 10th. The following is from the press release.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Marty Isbell, removing torn cartilage (meniscus) from Brind’Amour’s left knee. Brind’Amour is expected to be back in action prior to the opening of the regular season.
Apparently, Brind'Amour had been having trouble with the knee but tweaked it further during the 5K "Fun Run" on Sunday. He was seen limping away from the festivities by several concerned fans.
More information later as it becomes available....
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Now to be known as the “5K Not So Fun Run”
I kid … get well soon to 17 … the team needs him.
by Cory on Sep 16, 2008 11:48 AM EDT reply actions
ugh……expected to play…..yeah right, this bodes horribly man.
by Hanrahanfan on Sep 16, 2008 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, our first injury of the season!!! And our season hasn’t even started yet!!! YAY! -_-
by CaniacMKPataky on Sep 16, 2008 12:31 PM EDT reply actions
well this is discouraging. Staal’s contract better be approved so he can take the “C” if needed.
by neaux on Sep 16, 2008 12:32 PM EDT reply actions
Did he need the surgery before the 5k or was it BECAUSE of the 5k?
by marc on Sep 16, 2008 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
By the sound of it, it was sore beforehand and he tweaked it at the 5k.
by Cory on Sep 16, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions
I can tell you firsthand sitting on the home stretch of the fun run (watching my wife run) that he was hobbling down the stretch. He even skipped a few steps to avoid putting weight on the knee. I suspect he injured it during the race…maybe even there at the end. I think I might even have it on video…I’ll have to check.
It doesn’t bode well but really, cleaning out torn cartlidge isn’t a big deal in the short term. Long term, having less cartlidge in his knee will be a problem. Short term, he should be able to play soon and shouldn’t show any ill effects from the scope.
by Justin Walther on Sep 16, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
He probably would’ve needed it anyways, if a 5k run is going to cause surgery. Better before the season than during the stretch!
by marc on Sep 16, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
Marc is right. If this would have happened at the start of the regular season, we would be talking about weeks without our captain during a stretch of away games. As it stands now, he should be back, if not quite in top form for the start.
by wylde4canes on Sep 16, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
Wow. That isn’t great news. I hope Brindy will be ok and will be able to play.
by Ivan on Sep 16, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions
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