Odom sidelined for season with torn ulna in elbow
Published on May 28, 2005 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Augusta GreenJackets News Release
Augusta, Ga. - An MRI taken at the Giants Spring Training Facility revealed that GreenJackets pitcher John Odom has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will need surgery, ending his season. Commonly known as Tommy John Surgery, a tendon is removed from the patient's wrist or hamstring and grafted into the elbow â woven in a figure-eight pattern through tunnels drilled in the humerus and ulna bones according to Dr. James Andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon who performed the surgery on John in the 1970's. A player will often come back with a stronger arm than before and the surgery usually takes only an hour.
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