Tuesday, March 4, 2008

China's basketball giant Yao has successful foot surgery

China's giant centre Yao Ming underwent successful foot surgery at a Texas hospital on Monday, the Houston Rockets announced.

Yao, who will miss the rest of the National Basketball Association season, had to have the procedure to repair a stress fracture in his left foot.

"I am very relieved that everything went well with my surgery today," said Yao. "I am looking forward to getting better and starting my physical rehab as soon as the doctors say I can."

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Tom Clanton, the Rockets team doctor, performed the surgery at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. The 7' 6" Yao seems to be recovering well, but he will miss the rest of the basketball season.

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