News: Beltran visiting Specialist in Colorado
The Mets announced yesterday that Carlos Beltran is in Colorado getting a second opinion on his bruised knee.
Beltran is meeting with Dr. Steadman, who is best known for pioneering and performing microfracture surgery.
According to Ben Shpigel in the New York Times, “Microfracture surgery is commonly performed on the knees of professional athletes, usually basketball players, to regenerate damaged cartilage. If Steadman finds that cartilage has eroded in Beltran’s knee, it is possible he may recommend it.”
…the way i heard it, this visit does not necessarily mean beltran needs knee surgery, which, by the way, is like a one-year recovery, though this depends entirely on how much damage is done to the cartilage in the knee… hopefully, the doctor says carlos will be fine… or, it could be determined beltran needs surgery, but if the recovery time is too long, he could opt to rehab and play through the pain…
…nevertheless, the team is likely to talk to reporters before today’s game about beltran’s results, be it good or bad news…
