CHICAGO – 76ers center Joel Embiid had surgery to repair the meniscus tear in his left knee on Friday at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The Sixers are calling it a minor arthroscopic surgery.
“The overall status of Joel’s lateral meniscus and his cartilage is very good,” Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache, who performed the surgery, said in a press release.
ElAttrache removed a small portion of Embiid's meniscus. He said the recovery program is for Embiid to transition into “full weight-bearing in approximately two weeks.”
At the point, the team will have a conservative approach to his rehabilitation, he added.