Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is expected to miss the season after undergoing ulnar collateral ligament repair surgery with an internal brace. The surgery was performed by Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Giolito had previously undergone Tommy John surgery in 2012. Recovery from the internal brace surgery has a shorter rehab period compared to Tommy John surgery.
Giolito is expected to miss this season after his right ulnar collateral ligament was repaired with an internal brace. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas operated Tuesday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Giolito was able to avoid again undergoing Tommy John (ligament replacement) surgery, which he had on Aug. 31, 2012, less than two months after Washington made Giolito the top overall pick in the 2012 amateur draft.
He doesn't think Giolito will take the mound again in 2024. Recovery from the internal brace surgery, which uses an artificial material to make the repair, has allowed pitchers to return to the major leagues in as little as nine months. Tommy John surgery, which uses a tendon from elsewhere in the body to replace the torn ligament, has a usual rehab period of 12 to 18 months. "So go through the process and hopefully he gets back sooner rather than later, you know, whenever that is, but I do believe it was like the best-case scenario," Cora sai
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