Blake Snell is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache. The plan is intended to allow a quicker recovery, and the team is encouraged by the MRI and scans. Snell was placed back on the 15-day injured list four days before the surgery after making only one start. He began the season on the injured list while recovering from left shoulder fatigue. It has not been confirmed whether the operation will use the NanoNeedle device associated with Tarik Skubal’s similar procedure. Typical loose-body surgery recovery is two to three months, while Skubal’s return timeline has been reported as as soon as six weeks.
""It's going to be to take out those loose bodies, and it's supposed to be a quicker recovery. So we're encouraged about that," Roberts said. "Expect him back this season, don't really know a timetable. But I think with the MRI, the scans and everything, we feel good about getting back to play sooner rather than later.""
"Snell's surgery is scheduled to come four days after he was surprisingly put back on the 15-day injured list after making just one start. He began the season on the IL while recovering from left shoulder fatigue."
"Roberts said other than the operation being scheduled, he wasn't sure of further details. According to Jack Harris of the California Post, it has not yet been determined if Snell's arthroscopic procedure is going to entail the NanoNeedle that has suddenly risen to prominence in part because of Dr. ElAttrache using the device on Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal."
"The NanoNeedle Scope 2.0, dubbed the "Skubal Scope" by mega agent Scott Boras, features a much smaller diameter. That makes for a smaller incision, causes less damage to the tissue and requires significantly less fluid to insufflate the joint. Typically, surgery to remove loose bodies is accompanied by a recovery of two to three months."
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