Three pieces of bone, floating around in his knee like shrapnel from previous injuries, caused problems for Seb Hines.
Sometimes they got stuck in his joint, preventing him from finding a rhythm or reaching full running speed — a liability for a Major League Soccer centerback.
Hines put off having them removed as long as possible. He’d already undergone three knee surgeries in the past and knew the amount of work it took to come back.
But Orlando City’s relatively mild schedule to start the 2017 season, with a game in New England canceled due to weather and an international break, provided an ideal time in early March to get it done.