Portland Trail Blazers: Joel Przybilla Re-ruptures Patella Tendon

Posted: 8th March 2010 by Busta Bucket in NBA
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UPDATE 1: The Blazers just tweeted the following: Joel Przybilla underwent successful surgery tonight to repair a re-ruptured right patella tendon. No timetable has been set for his return.   UPDATE 2 : Release from the team regarding surgery: PORTLAND, Ore.-- Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla underwent successful surgery this evening to repair a re-ruptured right patella tendon. Dr. Don Roberts performed the two-hour procedure at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash. No timetable has been set for his return to the court. Przybilla originally ruptured his right patella tendon in a Dec. 22 game at Dallas and underwent season-ending surgery on Dec. 24. He re-ruptured the tendon March 6 after slipping in the shower at his home in Milwaukee, Wis., where he was reha ...

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