Travis Outlaw Will Have Foot Surgery Wednesday

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Trail Blazers forward Travis Outlaw will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot, the Trail Blazers announced today.

Dr. Jay Crary will perform the surgery at Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center in Vancouver, Wash. A timetable for his return will be determined after the procedure.

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GET WELL SOON TROUT!

We need you back in January.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Nov 17, 2009 4:10 PM PST reply actions

Positive healing thoughts your way Travis

Get well soon Travis but don’t rush it. I want you back at your normal 110% efficiency, nothing less. Take care buddy!

Dogs have Owners, Cats have Staff.

by bow4meow on Nov 17, 2009 4:14 PM PST reply actions

I will provide the post-surgery press release for everyone right now:

“The procedure went exactly as planned with no complications. We expect Travis to be out for approximately 6 weeks while he heals and rehabilitates.”

See ya next October, Travis. Come back 100%.

I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.

by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 17, 2009 4:15 PM PST reply actions

Well, it could play out that way, but not necessarily

The Blazers probably rushed it a little with Martell. I expect they’ll allow another few weeks this time to be on the safe side, and Trout will be fine for the stretch run & playoffs.

"We don't back down to nobody." --Joel Przybilla

by hurryup09 on Nov 17, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions

And for our more difficult second half

Of the season.

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Nov 17, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

I hope he's back for the stretch run, for sure.

I am an oasis of Blazer fandom in a bleak desert of Laker fans.

by RenoBlazerFan on Nov 17, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

Screw it together

This is good news. They’ll screw it together and he’ll be back on court before before you know it.

by cantdunk on Nov 17, 2009 4:38 PM PST reply actions

Get back Travis!

We needed you last night!!

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Nov 17, 2009 4:41 PM PST reply actions

hurry back Travis

We could use an actual small forward on our roster besides Martell. Roy isn’t going to last if he has to guard small forwards every night. – Elgin

Travis Outlaw, the Funnel Cake of the Blazers

by 22baylor on Nov 17, 2009 5:00 PM PST reply actions

yuck

foot surgeries = bad. Good luck there catfish…

RUDY > MJ

by Rudiculous on Nov 17, 2009 5:18 PM PST reply actions

and still no official prognosis. But at least this year, they are acknowledging that they fail to give a timetable for his return (which is what the other teams in the league typically do shortly after an injury). So that is some kind of progress.

"The only 'Advanced Metric' that matters is what you see with your eyes." -Timbo, Nov., 2009.

by Blazin' on Nov 17, 2009 5:59 PM PST reply actions

Darn, this is the news I hoped we wouldn't hear

It makes me think that the stress fracture is in the “slow to heal” area of the bone.

Travis, good luck with the surgery and rehab. Heal well, my friend.

by Corvid on Nov 17, 2009 6:10 PM PST reply actions

The best US foot surgeons sit in Vancouver, Wash? How convenient.

Ceterum censeo Lakers esse delendam

by Norsktroll on Nov 17, 2009 7:03 PM PST reply actions

I believe all major work for the Blazers is done at the SW Washington Medical Center

I was surprised the first time I heard it, but I’m guessing they trust the specialists there.

Or they have their own specialist, and they just use that medical facility for the procedure.

by Timmay! on Nov 17, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions

Maybe for feet and knees. Shoulder surgeries were in LA. Hips? I hope they got all covered well.

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by Norsktroll on Nov 17, 2009 7:53 PM PST up reply actions

Oden's tonsil surgery was also in Vancouver

It was at the Vancouver Clinic, which has multiple locations. One of them is inside the Southwest Washington Medical Center, but the location in question isn’t specified.

Aldridge’s heart condition was diagnosed and treated at St Vincent’s in Portland. Martell Webster’s heart condition was going to be reviewed by their team cardiologist, but I can’t find a followup on the location of the procedure. It was very likely at St. Vincent’s too, since it was the same procedure LMA underwent.

Perhaps their favorite specialists are just located in different places and have different primary facilities, since there’s no official team facility?

Very possible the doctor is specific to the type of injury as opposed to the location on the body.

by Timmay! on Nov 17, 2009 8:04 PM PST up reply actions

Hips? Pendergraph's surgery was in Vail

My guess is that is Travis will have very simple procedure that the Vancouver surgeon has done dozens of times. No need to fly elsewhere.

by Corvid on Nov 17, 2009 8:23 PM PST up reply actions

Pssshhhtt.

Why are there no good specialists in Portland?

by CaptainSexyJacob on Nov 17, 2009 8:56 PM PST up reply actions

Correction:

That are good enough for the Blazers?

by CaptainSexyJacob on Nov 17, 2009 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

This is part of the Washington marketing strategy

We’re trying to draw in fans from further and further north, since the Sonics died.

"Woulda, Coulda, Mighta and Shoulda – the Four Horsemen of the Procrastocalypse" - Red-5

by jscot on Nov 18, 2009 1:05 AM PST up reply actions

I need a pep talk

Someone tell me everythings gonna be alright

by doomsdaymachine on Nov 17, 2009 7:19 PM PST via mobile reply actions

You know...if the Blazers win a title this year,

there will still be starving people, massive injustice, and bad airline food in many places around the word.

There…did that help?

I'm just not crazy about player nick names...

by Hipster Olympic Team! on Nov 17, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions

I am of the belief

that a Blazers championship will cure all the worlds inequities and injustices, uniting all walks of life in a Utopian world free of poverty, hunger, and persecution.

Am I wrong?

An Oregonian in Texas.

by NoiseMekanik on Nov 17, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions

Are you? Hmmmm. Here's a toast to getting to find out!

a coffee toast…

I'm just not crazy about player nick names...

by Hipster Olympic Team! on Nov 18, 2009 8:06 AM PST up reply actions

All the best Travis...come back soon!

by jstbeachy on Nov 17, 2009 7:25 PM PST reply actions

We love ya Travis. Keep your head up and good luck with the rehab.

I'm just not crazy about player nick names...

by Hipster Olympic Team! on Nov 17, 2009 7:35 PM PST reply actions

I have had stress fractures in both of my feet.

And they’re not that bad of an injury. My line of work doesn’t involve much running or jumping though. I must say, shamefully, that since they have healed I have gained about 50 pounds. I now weight more than the mighty #25 but at the time I was a slim and fit 165. But I still work long grueling shifts on my feet and it hasn’t happened again.

The feet heal very quickly if you are young and in good physical condition. I remain optimistic for the spry young fellow.

An Oregonian in Texas.

by NoiseMekanik on Nov 17, 2009 7:37 PM PST reply actions