Lakers' Walton to Have Surgery

2008/07/16 10:36:32 @NBA.com: News

In the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, Janis Carr reports "Lakers forward Luke Walton will have surgery Friday to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the team announced Tuesday. Dr. David Thordarson, an orthopedic surgeon out of USC, will perform the surgery in an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Bone spurs can occur as a result of trauma or jamming in the joint and surgery normally is required to remove them. Walton only missed three games this season because of a sprained ankle, not because of the bone spurs that bothered him most of the season, according to team spokesman John Black. He miss eight games overall in 2007-08."
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