Lakers Center Chris Mihm To Undergo Ankle Surgery
Jul. 24, 2006
El SEGUNDO, Calif., July 24 -- Los Angeles Lakers center Chris Mihm will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle to remove scar tissue, it was announced today. The surgery will take place Wednesday, July 26 and will be performed by Dr. Phillip Kwong, a foot specialist with the Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Group.
It is expected Mihm will wear a protective boot for approximately 2-3 weeks and will be able to resume basketball activities in approximately 4-6 weeks. He is expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp.
Mihm, who originally injured his right ankle in the closing seconds of the Lakers March 12 contest versus Seattle after tallying 20 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, missed the next 17 games due to the severe sprain. Despite logging 14 minutes in the team’s regular season finale April 19 versus New Orleans/Oklahoma City, Mihm was forced to sit out the Lakers entire First Round series against Phoenix due to the injury.
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