Bath's David Flatman has joined fellow England prop the unluckyDuncan Bell on the sidelines until well into the new year afterundergoing a second bout of shoulder surgery.
Flatman, who needed a shoulder operation last season, had to gounder the knife again to repair an 'anchor' inserted in his leftshoulder.
And Bell, who was expected to make his comeback from knee surgeryagainst Cardiff last Friday, has had surgery to repair a severedbicep tendon, delaying his return for at least another six weeks.
Bath head coach Steve Meehan said: "David Flatman will be out fora while longer because he had to have the anchor which surgeons putin his shoulder to repair damage done last season came away.
"He took a hefty hit in the match at Sale and then complainedthat there was crunching in his shoulder and a subsequent trip to aspecialist resulted in him having an operation to sort that out.
"Duncan Bell is entitled to feel hugely frustrated because he hassuffered what is a freak injury for any athlete in any sport.
"And it came at a time when he was right there in terms ofgetting back into first-team action.
"Now, he's looking at another six weeks on the sidelines."
Flatman and Bell's returns to The Rec casualty list saw them joinlock Rob Fidler and Ryan Davis, who have both started their rehabfrom knee reconstruction surgery.
On a more positive note, club vice-captain Alex Crockett (knee)and Andrew Higgins (hamstring) are expected to be in the mix forBath's return date with Albi at The Rec on Saturday week.
And England and Lions lock Danny Grewcock is expected to bechallenging for a recall against Leeds Carnegie at The Rec onSaturday, December 15.
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