The bit about surgery would have been recommended if he were 22 or 23 but not now seems off to me. It strikes me as saying that there IS something wrong in Price's arm, but because he's older or more experienced, he can work around it. Or because he's older, the repair might do more harm than good. Either way, that doesn't fill me with confidence that he's going to be fully out of the woods after a little rest and rehab.