He suffered a hand injury in late June, which required season-ending surgery.
Another had such a bad knee that he would eventually have season-ending surgery.
He missed all but ten games of the 1972 season, which required season-ending surgery.
He had season-ending surgery on his right elbow in August.
He injured his left knee in the fourth game of 2007, and had season-ending surgery.
If the rest does not help, season-ending surgery seems likely.
He had season-ending surgery on his left arm in February 2001.
However, he injured his left knee before the season started, and had season-ending surgery on May 26.
He put the chances of its healing without season-ending surgery at just 50-50.
On June 22, he was told that the injury might require season-ending surgery.