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Surgery a success for Santana, Perez

The New York Mets today announced that lefthanded pitchers Johan Santana and Oliver Perez each underwent successful surgery this morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.

Santana had successful arthroscopic removal of multiple bone fragments from his left elbow.  Perez underwent successful removal of scar tissue from the patella tendon of his right knee.

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