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Stewart hopes he'll have a much more pain-free season this year after his Jan. 20 operation by team orthopedist Dr. Robert Anderson, widely considered the nation's top foot surgeon for professional athletes. Stewart, a 2008 first-round draft pick, said Anderson shaved away excess calcium deposits and cleaned out his bursa sacs during the procedure.
Reported by the Charlotte Observer
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The issue was a constant nuisance and potential season-ending threat because of a bone spur pressing into his Achilles tendon near its insertion to his heel. Stewart said he also had bursitis and tendinitis. The injury caused him to miss the entire 2009 preseason and to sit out at least one practice per week during the regular season. "But we were able to work through it and we found ways of getting around missing games," said Stewart, who ran for a team-high 1,133 yards and joined with DeAngelo Williams to form the first pair of teammates in NFL history to eclipse 1,100 yards rushing in the same season. Stewart also told Observer staffer Charles Chandler he expects to be released to run in June and should be ready for the start of training camp in late July.
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