According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Manny Pacquiao underwent successful surgery on a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder in Los Angeles.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache, a famed orthopedic surgeon who performed the 90-minute procedure to repair Pacquiao’s torn rotator cuff, said he could not be “more pleased with the results.” It was an outpatient surgery, so Pacquiao will not stay overnight.
“If all goes as expected with the surgery and the rehab is successful, Manny could be back training in about six months. At that point he will be regaining strength and endurance and competition is reasonable within nine months to a year,” ElAttrache told ESPN.com on Monday. “But this is a severe enough tear that it won’t heal without being repaired.”