Yao's Foot Not Yet Healed
HOUSTON, TX -- The Houston Rockets (and the local media, too) received some surprising news Wednesday night -- the hairline fracture in Yao Ming's left foot has not healed. The hairline fracture was discovered May 8th after the Rockets lost Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers.
According the statement sent by the Rockets late Wednesday night, Yao underwent a medical evaluation Wednesday which revealed that the hairline fracture in Yao's left foot has not responded to the current treatment program. A bone scan conducted Wednesday night revealed that the hairline fracture on the top of the left foot has not yet healed.
Yao and the Rockets will consult with doctors who have previously participated in his care before proceeding with a new course of action. No timeline has been set for his return to basketball activities. There will be no further comment by the team until the best course of action has been determined.
“Yao is not experiencing any pain in his left foot, however, the results from the CT and bone scans we performed over the past two days indicate that the hairline fracture has not responded to the degree that we expected,” said Clanton. “We will review a variety of treatment options before proceeding.”
According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, one of the options is surgery.
Wednesday afternoon, during his pre-draft presser, Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey told the media Yao was in town taking tests; and, "we'll know when we get the results of those tests how things are progressing."
Unfortunately for the Rockets, the results of those tests showed things aren't progressing very well.
According the statement sent by the Rockets late Wednesday night, Yao underwent a medical evaluation Wednesday which revealed that the hairline fracture in Yao's left foot has not responded to the current treatment program. A bone scan conducted Wednesday night revealed that the hairline fracture on the top of the left foot has not yet healed.
Yao and the Rockets will consult with doctors who have previously participated in his care before proceeding with a new course of action. No timeline has been set for his return to basketball activities. There will be no further comment by the team until the best course of action has been determined.
“Yao is not experiencing any pain in his left foot, however, the results from the CT and bone scans we performed over the past two days indicate that the hairline fracture has not responded to the degree that we expected,” said Clanton. “We will review a variety of treatment options before proceeding.”
According to this article in the Houston Chronicle, one of the options is surgery.
Wednesday afternoon, during his pre-draft presser, Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey told the media Yao was in town taking tests; and, "we'll know when we get the results of those tests how things are progressing."
Unfortunately for the Rockets, the results of those tests showed things aren't progressing very well.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 2:47 AM
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