Erie Otters winger Michael Liambas will undergo hip surgery on Friday morning at Erie Shriners Hospital - the second procedure he has experienced since the end of last season.
Liambas, 19, hasn't played so far this season, although he dressed for the first two games of the season in September. Liambas will have a hip arthroscopy, said Sherry Bassin, Otters managing partner/general manager. The procedure will begin between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., said Bob Howden, Shriners Hospital's public relations director. According to www.webmd.com, the surgical procedure allows doctors to look at the inside of a joint with an arthroscope, a thin viewing instrument. The arthroscope is inserted into the joint through a small incision. The procedure is usually less painful and costly and usually allows for a quicker recovery time, depending on what's done. But his return to the ice remains unclear.

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