elbow surgery

collocation in English

meaningsofelbowandsurgery

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elbow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈel.bəʊ/us
/ˈel.boʊ/
the part in the middle of the arm where it bends, or the part of a piece of clothing that covers ...
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surgery
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us
/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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(Definition ofelbowandsurgeryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1980, he started 3-0, but went on the disabled list again and hadelbowsurgery.
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His bowling action has come under scrutiny (particularly his doosra) but he has hadelbowsurgeryto correct this.
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There are possibilities for tetraplegic hand andelbowsurgerywhich allow restoration of upper limb function.
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A pinched nerve in his throwing arm and eventualelbowsurgeryshortened his career.
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His 2004 season, in which he held batters to a.226 batting average, was shortened byelbowsurgery.
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The 305 game winner was on the verge of coming back from shoulder andelbowsurgery.
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He missed much of the 1968 season because of broken ribs andelbowsurgery.
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He hadelbowsurgeryand missed the entire 2007 season.
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He redshirted in 2002, due to arthroscopicelbowsurgeryto remove impinged scar tissue in his elbow.
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He then underwent reconstructiveelbowsurgery, and missed the 2008 season.
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Orthopaedic services include total joint replacement for knees, hips and shoulders, sports medicine procedures, tendon/nerve repair, specialized hand, wrist andelbowsurgery, and foot and ankle surgery.
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Baek missed the entire season after undergoing rightelbowsurgery.
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Garcia experienced a recurrence of pain in his right elbow, which required his secondelbowsurgery, to repair a bone spur.
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Abrego missed the whole 1982 season due to reconstructiveelbowsurgery.
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Villarreal missed most of due to a sore elbow, and laterelbowsurgery.
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Bez returned fromelbowsurgerywith a good start to the season.
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Kudoh had his share of injuries, but the vast majority of them came late in his career, including endoscopicelbowsurgeryin 2008.
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Neagle missed the season due to ligament and elbow surgeries.
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