HOUSTON: Chinese centre Yao Ming (pic) underwent successful surgery to repair the left foot fracture that has ruled him out for the whole of the next National Basketball Association (NBA) season, the Houston Rockets said on Tuesday.
The operation at the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute also included additional procedures to “change the alignment of his foot” and prevent the injury recurring, said a report on the team’s website (www.nba.com/rockets).
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