didn't see this anywhere... http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=rocketsyaoming&prov=st&type=lgns Rockets C Yao Ming undergoes surgery, out several weeks December 19, 2005 HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Houston Rockets proved they couldn't win without Tracy McGrady. Now they will have to prove they can win without Yao Ming. The Rockets announced Monday that Yao will be sidelined for at least "several weeks" after undergoing surgery on his left big toe. Rockets team physician Dr. Tom Clanton performed the surgery that cleaned out an infection in Yao's toe. Yao was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, which is common inflammation of the bone caused by bacteria. The Rockets said that Yao will take antibiotics and rest for several weeks in order to allow the infection to properly resolve itself. Yao missed the finale of the Rockets' six-game road trip on Sunday, a 76-74 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Houston went 5-1 on the road trip. Losing the 7-6 giant is a blow for the Rockets (10-13), who recently got McGrady back after he missed eight games with a back injury. Houston went 0-8 without McGrady. A three-time All-Star, Yao is shooting just under 51 percent from the floor and averaging career highs 19.9 points and 9.1 rebounds.
**** me :| cd's gonna have to do something with ZERO inside presence (and so far, swift doesn't count) for the next few weeks damnit to hell
If "several weeks" is no more than a couple, the Rockets can survive. If he misses a decent chunk of January, they're in trouble.
Obviously our big fella had been playing with pain. And we should not have picked on his performance from time to time. Yao is not soft.
Hopefully this doesn't turn into anything major down his career. Big men always got problems with their feet.
Osteomyelitis is an acute or chronic bone infection, usually caused by bacteria. The infection that causes osteomyelitis often is in another part of the body and spreads to the bone via the blood. Affected bone may have been predisposed to infection because of recent trauma. In children, the long bones are usually affected. In adults, the vertebrae and the pelvis are most commonly affected. Bone infection can be caused by bacteria or by fungus. When the bone is infected, pus is produced within the bone, which may result in an abscess. The abscess then deprives the bone of its blood supply. Chronic osteomyelitis results when bone tissue dies as a result of the lost blood supply. Chronic infection can persist intermittently for years. Risk factors are recent trauma, diabetes, hemodialysis, and intravenous drug abuse. People who have had their spleen removed are also at higher risk for osteomyelitis. The incidence of osteomyelitis is 2 in 10,000 people.
Eek. google pictures don't offer much hope . NASTY! hope it's a very very mild case and not something serious like what I"m seeing on the web.
