Did Paul George have shoulder surgery?

Did Paul George have shoulder surgery?

George had two surgical procedures late last spring to repair significant pathology in each of his shoulders: A repair of a partial supraspinatus tear in his right shoulder was completed in May, and a repair of a small labrum tear in his left followed a month later.

When did Paul George hurt his shoulder?

Wojnarowski and Young noted the six-time All-Star suffered the right shoulder injury on Feb. 26 against the Denver Nuggets and played with the problem the rest of the season. That was one reason the Thunder went from 38-21 and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference at the time to 49-33 and the No.

When did Paul George shoulder surgery?

On June 11, 2019, PG went back under to knife to correct his injured shoulder. A torn labrum is a fairly common injury in the NBA, but that does not lessen the severity of the injury.

What happens if rotator cuff is left untreated?

Untreated chronic inflammation due to a partially torn rotator cuff tendon could lead to a full-thickness tear and eventually progress to shoulder arthritis at which point you may not be able to raise your arm overhead due to shoulder weakness and pain.

Do athletes come back from rotator cuff surgery?

Studies show that nearly all recreational athletes can make it back to the same level of play they had achieved prior to rotator cuff surgery. However, only about half of professional athletes return to the equivalent level of presurgery performance.

What ligament did Paul George tear?

When the Clippers announced back on Christmas Day that Paul George had suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament, it was unclear how to react to an injury that is more synonymous with baseball players — pitchers, to be exact.