CLIPPERS: SURGERY ON BRAND'S ACHILLES IS SUCCESSFUL.Byline: RAMONA SHELBURNE Ramona Shelburne is an American sports journalist currently writing for the Los Angeles Daily News. Shelburne was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California where she was a class valedictorian. Staff Writer Clippers forward Elton Brand Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Peekskill, New York) is an American All-Star professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers and the USA National Team. had successful surgery to repair his ruptured left Achilles tendon Achilles tendon n. The large tendon connecting the heel bone to the calf muscle of the leg. Also called calcanean tendon, heel tendon. Tuesday morning, but no timetable has been set for his return. The operartion was performed by Dr. Craig Morgan, a Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. orthopedic surgeon who repaired a cartilage tear in Brand's knee in 2002. Brand will wear a cast for six weeks, then switch to a walking boot for six more weeks. He'll remain on the East Coast for the next two weeks before returning to Los Angeles to begin rehab work. Recovery time for a ruptured Achilles' varies widely, but is generally set at between 4-6 months. The Clippers season opener is Nov. 2 against Golden State. |
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