UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin (12-1) is recovering from his back surgery, which took place on Tuesday. Carwin’s manager, Jason Genet, posted the following oh Carwin’s Twitter…
“Carwin is out of surgery and in the recovery room. No complications during surgery.”
Carwin underwent a foraminotomy — a procedure meant to relieve pressure on compressed and pinched nerves. Dr. Chad Prusmack used the procedure to target Carwin’s C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae.
Carwin’s manager also posted the following…
“Surgery went well. It took just under four hours to complete. The nerve damage was worse than the MRI showed, but they cleaned it up.”
No word yet on how long Carwin will be on the shelf.
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