Geovany Soto and His Os Trigonum

Geovany Soto and His Os Trigonum His Os Trigonum is gone thank goodness! He should be ready to rock and roll by opening day! What is this Os Trigonum latin-sounding thing anyway?? An Os Trigonum is a small extra bone that is connected to the back of one of the bones that make up the ankle. If we have one, it has been there since birth. This bone is meant to fuse to the back to this ankle bone (known as the talus) as we grow, but sometimes it does not and ends up sitting back there, usually well behaved. When a catcher with an Os Trigonum (like Geovany Soto) squats, this bone can get pinched and cause a great deal of pain and swelling in the back of the ankle! The pain can act like Achilles tendonitis and is commonly mistaken for this. When ice, rest and anti-inflammatories don’t help, the options are to put the foot in a big black surgical boot for a while (not an option when the Rangers need him ASAP!) or to take the bone out! The surgery itself involves an incision between the outside of the Achilles and the ankle bone. The bone is carefully shelled out and the skin is sewn up!

That is it pretty much! Recovery is much quicker that an Achilles tendon surgery and the relief is outstanding! He is no worse for the wear without this extra bone and the Rangers are all the better because of it (one can only hope)!