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Dr. Alexis Colvin: “Sabathia Could Actually Miss 8 - 12 Weeks: Doc”

  • New York Post
  • (May 20, 2014)

The Yankees would be lucky to get CC Sabathia on the mound in two months, let alone six weeks, according to experts familiar with the stem-cell procedure Sabathia underwent last week. Alexis Colvin, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said there have been “promising” studies done regarding stem cells’ ability to reduce cartilage damage, as opposed to cortisone, which only provides pain relief. Learn more