University of Connecticut Athletics
Foot Surgery Performed On Uconn's Svetlana Abrosimova
2/7/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The surgical procedure was performed Wednesday morning at the John Dempsey Hospital (UConn Health Center) in Farmington by UConn consulting surgeons Dr. Michael Aronow and Dr. Kevin Shea.
The outpatient surgery went as expected, according to the UConn physicians, and Abrosimova was scheduled to be released from the Dempsey Hospital later Wednesday.
UConn’s leading scorer with a 14.1/game average, Abrosimova sustained the left foot injury in a fall during second half play in Connecticut’s 92-88 loss at Tennessee on February 1. She will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2000-2001 college basketball season.
Abrosimova will spend approximately six weeks in a non weight- bearing cast and will follow that with six additional weeks in a walking boot. The normal return to basketball for this type of injury is expected to range in the five-to-six month span.
In addition to leading the Huskies in scoring, the two-time All- American from St. Petersburg, Russia is No. 1 on the team in steals (54) and second on the team in both assists (4.1/game) and rebounding (6.5/game).
The 6-2 Abrosimova concludes her four-year UConn career ranked No. 5 in career scoring with 1,865 points, carrying a career scoring average of 14.7/game. She is No. 3 at UConn in career steals (299), No. 5 in career assists (473), and No. 7 in career rebounding (814).
Connecticut, 18-2 overall and 8-1 in the BIG EAST Conference, plays at BIG EAST newcomer Virginia Tech on Wednesday (Feb. 7) at 7 p.m.
