Chicago White Sox right-handed pitcher Jake Peavy had a successful repair of his torn Latissimus dorsi muscle in his right posterior shoulder on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Peavy injured his shoulder during the July 6 game against the Los Angeles Angels.
Dr. Anthony Romeo, a MOR sports medicine orthopaedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow repairs, performed the surgery with assistance from fellow Sox team physicians and MOR surgeons, Dr. Nikhil Verma, Dr. Gregory Nicholson and Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph.
Romeo was recommended to perform the surgery following consultation with several shoulder specialists, including Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Lewis Yocum. Romeo is one of a few surgeons who has performed similar surgeries. "What's amazing is I spoke to a couple of doctors this morning," Peavy said. "Their overwhelming choice was Dr. Romeo in Chicago, without knowledge of [the fact that he was scheduled to do it]."
Peavy hopes that he will be fully recovered by spring training next year. "We hope to be up and throwing by spring training," Peavy said. "Obviously, this is uncharted territory because it's not common. While [pitchers] have torn lats, they've never completely torn off the bone with no attachments left. And that's where we're at. We're hoping, around the start of the season, to be back in action."
He will recuperate for the remainder of the 2010 season under the care of White Sox Head Athletic Trainer Herm Schneider. "I'm not going to leave the team," Peavy said. "I love being part of the team. [Team trainer] Herm [Schneider] and the guys are going to do my rehab. To be a cheerleader for the rest of the season, obviously that's a tough pill to swallow, but it's exciting that the boys are playing as well as they are and I was excited to be a part of it while I could and see things turn around."
