Tait was taken from the game to the Manhattan Hospital to undergo surgery. They started the surgery at 12:30 and finished at 5:00. He had so much swelling they had to make two incisions from the knee to the ankle on each side of the leg to relieve it. They made another incision down the front where they inserted a rod and three pins. The swelling was so bad they couldn't stitch the incision shut. They put a half cast on the back of the leg and wrapped the front. Monday he went back to surgery, the doctor reset the rod and pins and stitched most of the incision shut. Yesterday they finished stitching the incision shut. They were afraid he would have to have skin and bone grafts, but looks like he's avoided that. They were hoping he would be released today so he could watch tonights game!


Lance J. Engel