"Buster Posey underwent surgery Sunday to repair three torn ligaments in his left ankle and has been ruled out to return for the rest of the season, Giants head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said.
Posey had two screws inserted into his leg, but should make a full recovery and be ready to participate in Spring Training next year, Groeschner said.
"It's a good prognosis," he said in a conference call with reporters in Milwaukee. "It's a long road from here. He just had a very devastating injury, had to have surgery and has a long rehab process to go."
In reference to our previous Buster Posey injury update, the scenario that seems to have played out is number 2 (complete tear of the ligaments/broken fibula). The good news for Posey, is that the surgery performed was a relatively minor one, in comparison to some of the more complicated ORIFs, secondary to the way the fibula was treated. If the fibular fracture had been more severe, they would have required additional hardware to be inserted into the ankle for stability. Posey had two screws inserted into the ankle, which will be removed in about 8 weeks, and the fibula was left to heal on its own. With this in mind, Posey is done for this season, but with a good rehabilitation program, he should hopefully be back at the beginning of next season.
I apologize again for the delay in updates. As the resort season has ended out in the California desert, the patient load has started to pick up. Again, I will try to keep my updates coming every 2-3 weeks. Expect to see a thorough post on barefoot running within the month. I hope everyone is having a great day.
-Dr. Joshua Cacho, PT, DPT
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