Report: Wisconsin RB Corey Clement having sports hernia surgery in Germany
Wisconsin RB Corey Clement isn’t going to a local doctor for his sports hernia surgery.
The team said last week that Clement would be out 4-6 weeks because of a sports hernia injury. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, he’s having the surgery in Germany by a doctor who’s considered to be a specialist
According to sources, Clement was scheduled to travel Tuesday to Munich, Germany, for treatment from a surgeon who specializes in the injury.
Ulrike Muschawek is the chief surgeon and founder of the Hernia Center in Munich, the largest European facility that specializes in hernias of the abdominal wall and groin area.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Muschawek specializes in minimally invasive techniques to help patients return to activities as soon as possible.
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The school can pay for any of Clement’s expenses related to the surgery that aren’t covered by his insurance. Wisconsin senior associate athletic director Justin Doherty explained it in an email to the State Journal.
“That bylaw obviously leaves each individual institution the latitude to handle these types of expenses in a manner that best fits the institution’s means and philosophies,” Doherty said in an email Wednesday.
“In our case, we operate as follows. For any student-athlete who sustains an athletics-related injury, our medical personnel (team doctors and athletic trainers) decide the best course of action for treating said injury. … There is no ‘out-of-pocket’ expense to the student-athlete or his/her family.”
We understand why Wisconsin would be willing to pay for Clement’s surgery in Germany. He’s an important part of the football team and it would like to have him back on the field as soon as possible. It is interesting to note, however, his surgery and the increased expenses associated with it in the context of the discussion of cost of attendance stipends. A talking point from the standpoint of universities when it comes to COA is how much more revenue schools will need to cover the stipends.
Clement has eight carries for 16 yards this season. He got all eight of those carries against Alabama and hasn’t played since.
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