George St. Pierre's ACL repair surgery a huge success
by Hubert Lau on December 13, 2011

George St. Pierre's recent ACL surgery to repair damaged ligaments was a huge success as "Rush" reveals on his twitter account.

"Dr. ElAttrache says my surgery (ACL patellar tendon autograft) was huge success! Ligament very strong. Tks for support," tweeted St. Pierre.

The UFC welterweight champion was originally scheduled to defend his title against Nick Diaz at UFC 143 but the ACL injury suffered in training prompted his removal and subsequent surgery. In fact this is his second injury of 2011, first suffering a MCL sprain that pulled him from a bout with Carlos Condit at UFC 137.

Diaz is now set to fight Condit at UFC 143 for the UFC's interim welterweight title until St. Pierre can make a full recovery.

Despite the successful surgery, there is still no set date for St. Pierre's return to the Octagon. As his personal friend and doctor, Sebastian Simard, initially pointed out, the recovery time can take anywhere from six to nine months.

 |  (32) Comments Wandering_Minstrel: Condit vs GSP for the Welterweight Championship Belt!!! Giada Esposito: Best of luck Georges! Get well soon, and come back to fight Diaz for YOUR belt! :) mike5k: Great news. Hopefully the rehab goes well and he's back to 100% soon. flyangler: He'll be fighting by August of 2012, same time as Anderson. What was Anderson's ailment again??????? nygiant: Awesome it'll be great to see him back in acti...boredom again. No seriosuly, glad it went well. Giada Esposito: On the other hand, I've never seen a doctor come out and say, "Wow, that surgery I just did was a complete cock-up. Sorry about the mess Georges. Have a nice life as an amateur paleontologist." I hope it really did go well. flyangler: George St. Pierre has finishde 54 % of his opponents in his career.
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