Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has successful elbow surgery

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine has undergone successful surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his left elbow, the major league team said on Thursday.

The surgeon, who also performed arthroscopic surgery on Glavine's left shoulder, was satisfied there had been no arthritic changes to the elbow and that the ligament was intact.

"We were pleased by the report that there was not a significant injury to the elbow or shoulder that would prevent Tom from pitching in the future," Braves general manager Frank Wren said in a statement.

Glavine, 42, is on schedule to begin a throwing program by January and is expected to be ready to pitch when spring training begins.

The two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, who has chalked up 305 victories in his career, was 2-4 with a 5.54 ERA this season before his campaign was cut short with the elbow injury that had threatened to end his career.

Prior to the injury, Glavine had returned from a two-month stint on the disabled list last week, only to be shelved again after allowing seven earned runs in four innings against the Chicago Cubs.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by John O'Brien)