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The good news for the Nationals and their fans Friday was that there apparently were no surprises when Dr. Lewis Yocum performed surgery on Stephen Strasburg's elbow. The bad news was it's still probably going to be at least a year before he's back on the mound in D.C. Nonetheless, the three-hour Tommy John procedure is in the books for Washington's phenom, and that means the rehab process isn't far behind. Yocum, the Angels' team orthopedist, replaced Strasburg's torn ulnar collateral ligament with a tendon from the pitcher's thigh. Strasburg should be headed home to San Diego on Saturday.
"He came through it with flying colors," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told the Washington Post. "It went smooth and uneventful."
The best-case scenario for a return from Tommy John surgery is usually about 12 months, but considering the 2011 season will be just about over by then, it's conceivable that Strasburg may not return to the majors until 2012 even if his rehab goes well.
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