Doc to Rock: Osi might be back sooner
Giants beat reporter Tom Rock had a very interesting piece in today's paper about the possibility of Osi Umenyiora returning within a matter of weeks, depending on how tomorrow's surgery goes.
The Giants announced that Umenyiora would miss the season, but Rock spoke to Dr. Craig Levitz, a Rockville Centre-based surgeon who is a physician for the PGA Tour and member of the MLB panel of physicians. Levitz said if the Giants docs who operate on Umenyiora discover that his meniscus cannot be repaired and is instead removed, Umenyiora could be back within a matter of weeks.
Interesting.
The plan is to have the meniscus repaired, in which case there would be a four-month recovery period. Under that scenario, Umenyiora would miss nearly all of the regular season, although the Giants have not announced yet whether he will be placed on injured reserve. If he is placed on the list, then Umenyiora would be ineligible to return until next season.
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