Furcal slated for back surgery

 
Injured Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal waved the white flag Wednesday when it was announced he would undergo surgery Thursday for a bulging disc. [link]

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Furcal Might Need Surgery On His Back

Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus speculates that surgery is now an option for Furcal. "Just when it seemed like Furcal was getting close to returning, he suffered a setback. His back seized up again after activity, precisely the wrong thing to have happen at this stage in his recovery. The trouble is that his disc problem hasn't responded well to the normal conservative therapies, and...
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Furcal to undergo surgery, miss eight weeks

Shortstop and leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal will undergo back surgery tomorrow and miss about another eight weeks. The microdiscectomy operation will involve removing a part of a bulging disk in his lower left back in order to reliever pressure. "It's...
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Dodgers' Rafael Furcal could be out for the season - Los Angeles Times

Hiroki Kuroda, the Dodger starting pitcher covering first on a ground ball, reaches to make the play during the first inning Wednesday in Houston.
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Furcal slated for back surgery | Dodgers.com: News

HOUSTON -- Injured Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal waved the white flag Wednesday when it was announced he would undergo surgery Thursday for a bulging disc. Dr. Robert Watkins will perform a microdiscectomy, a minimally invasive surgical procedure ...
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Dodgers' Rafael Furcal could be out for the season - Los Angeles Times

Hiroki Kuroda, the Dodger starting pitcher covering first on a ground ball, reaches to make the play during the first inning Wednesday in Houston.
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