News Tagged ‘shoulder repair surgery

WBC boxing champ undergoes shoulder repair surgery

Jean PascalJean-Thenistor Pascal, the Haitian-Quebecker professional boxer and current WBC Light Heavyweight Champion, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder this week and will be unable to train or fight for about nine weeks. The boxer hurt his shoulder while successfully defending his title against Adrian Diaconu last week.

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FSU quarterback faces shoulder repair surgery

christian ponderThings were looking promising for Florida State University quarterback Christian Ponder, until last Saturday, when he separated his right shoulder making a tackle after throwing his fourth interception against Clemson. He now faces surgery to repair a Grade 3 AC separation, which will bench him for the rest of the season.

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More lawsuits filed as link made between pain pumps, chondrolysis

shoulder pain pump 100x100There are approximately 140 against manufacturers of pain pumps currently pending in state and federal courts throughout the country filed on behalf of patients who had used pain pump devices following shoulder repair surgery that were unreasonably and dangerously defective and caused serious pain and disability. The number of has jumped considerably since the summer of 2008, says Frank Woodson, shareholder with Beasley Allen Law Firm.

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