http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/rox/3230985 June 18, 2005, 12:47AM Yao has bone spur removed By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Yao Ming Rockets center Yao Ming had surgery in San Francisco Thursday to remove a bone spur from his left ankle, a procedure designed to limit his pain when training or playing but not expected to interfere with training camp in October. Rockets trainer Keith Jones said the rehabilitation from similar surgeries is generally six to eight weeks, but it's too soon to know when Yao will be ready for "a full-fledged" schedule. Yao, 24, is scheduled to begin his rehabilitation in Houston before returning to China for most of the offseason. The surgery is not expected to interfere with his plans to play for the Chinese national team in the Asia Games in October.
