Hip surgery to sideline Flyers' Walker for up to 12 weeks
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Walker will undergo hip surgery Wednesday and be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks, the NHL team said Tuesday.
The surgery in Nashville, Tennessee, will repair a boney impingement and a torn labrum in Walker's right hip, general manager Paul Holmgren said on the team's website (http://flyers.nhl.com).
Walker is believed to have injured the hip during a September 21 preseason game with the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers said.
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(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina. Editing by Steve Ginsburg. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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