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DEL.ICIO.USPitcher will meet with team physician before visiting surgeon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/29/08
What's next for Tim Hudson won't be determined for several days.
The Braves pitcher was placed on the disabled list Monday before an MRI exam showed damage in the ulnar collateral ligament are of the right-hander's elbow. Hudson will meet with Braves orthopedist Xavier Duraldo on Wednesday. Then the pitcher will travel to Birmingham to see famed orthopedic surgeon James Andrews.
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Hudson could require season-ending "Tommy John" ligament transplant surgery.
Hudson said he hasn't felt pain in the elbow. He left Wednesday's start in Florida after six innings hwen tightness in his right forearm moved toward his elbow. He experienced minor discomfort in his Sunday start in Philadelphia.
"I'm starting to wonder if it's been like this for three or four years, and is just something I learned to deal with," Hudson said Monday.
Hudson, 33, is the fourth member of the Braves' season-opening rotation to land on the disabled list, along with John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Mike Hampton.
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