Schwarzenegger Has Surgery to Remove Plates from Leg -----Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger

HOLLYWOOD - Actor-turned-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent a 20-minute surgical procedure on Saturday to remove a metal plate and cables from his leg.The Terminator star broke his upper thigh bone while skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho, last December and had the plate and cables fitted to help him heal from his injury. Now that he has fully recovered, Schwarzenegger underwent the procedure at a Los Angeles hospital. He will use a crutch for several days. Dr. Kevin Ehrhart, who performed the operation, said, "(Schwarzenegger) is in excellent health and there were no complications in this morning's successful follow-up medical procedure."