Kasey Kahne's knee surgery successful
Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 12: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 14: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmer's Insurance Group, stands in the garage area during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 14, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JANUARY 12: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Group Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during Daytona Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway on January 12, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne, who will make his debut with the organization in next weekend's Budweiser Shootout, underwent successful outpatient knee surgery on Friday.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, HMS said Kahne would be ready to compete in all activities related to Speedweeks and the organization had no plans to have a backup driver standing by for the Shootout or the Daytona 500.
Kahne had an MRI Thursday after experiencing swelling in his left knee. The MRI revealed a torn meniscus, which was treated Friday morning with a partial medial meniscus removal.
The common arthroscopic procedure was done at a Charlotte-area outpatient facility.
Kahne, who had surgery to each of his knees in late November 2010 to clear out extra tissue, had a third knee surgery in April 2011 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
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