South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster underwent scheduled minor knee surgery Thursday morning due to a tennis injury sustained two years ago, the governor’s office announced.
McMaster, the nation’s third-oldest governor at 76, tore his meniscus while playing tennis with his wife, Peggy McMaster, in 2022, his office announced.
The governor’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, said in a statement that the surgery was designed to “repair cartilage damage.”
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During the approximately 30-minute surgery, Mr. McMaster was placed under general anesthesia, which temporarily placed Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evett in charge of administration. According to the South Carolina Constitution, if the governor is temporarily disabled, the lieutenant governor can act in his place in the event of an emergency.
She was notified of the surgery on Wednesday, according to the governor’s office.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster speaks at the 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA on June 19, 2017. (Reuters/Joshua Roberts)
McMaster is expected to return to his regular schedule by Thursday afternoon and is expected to have “no post-surgery restrictions,” Guy said.
McMaster underwent minor surgery in December to treat atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia. His cardiologist, Dr. Amy Rohr Epps, said that after extensive testing, his heart otherwise appeared normal.
Doctors noticed the problem while the governor was being treated for a torn meniscus during knee surgery in 2024, according to the governor’s office.
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McMaster is currently in his second and final term, having won re-election in 2022 from former Representative Joe Cunningham.
