Dr. Robert Thompson to perform shoulder surgery on Boston Red Sox pitcher: 4 insights

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Robert Thompson, MD, will perform should surgery on Boston Red Sox Pitcher Tyler Thornburg, the Boston Herald reports.

Here are four insights:

 

1. Dr. Thompson will perform surgery to treat Mr. Thornburg's thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder.

 

2. Specializing in thoracic outlet syndrome, Dr. Thompson is a general surgeon at Washington University Physicians in St. Louis.

 

3. Mr. Thornburg has been dealing with shoulder problems and multiple setbacks since spring training.

 

4. Red Sox announced Mr. Thornburg, a relief pitcher, will be out for the rest of the 2017 season.

 

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