A MRI has moved doctors to believe Kentucky big man Patrick Patterson will need surgery to repair the stress fracture in his left ankle, Coach Billy Gillispie said at a Friday news conference.
Only a week ago, a X-ray revealed the stress fracture, which will sideline Patterson for the rest of the season.
Such a surgery is considered routine and would require a recovery period of six to eight weeks, doctors at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York have said.
Patterson’s injury was considered a season-killer. But UK has played well without Patterson. The Cats played then No. 1 Tennessee to the last possession before losing 63-60. Then UK won 71-63 at South Carolina on Wednesday.
Elsewhere in injury news, guard Jodie Meeks continues to miss practice as he covers from a groin pull, Gillispie said.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
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