The other boys didn't skate well and Evan won OGM - sadly it wasn't a memorable performance only to perhaps diehard Evan or American friends but most would say it did not have the quality of the other skaters (not including jumps perhaps).
He just twittered that the surgery has been completed and he is feeling very well. "I love you all!" http://twitter.com/#!/EvgeniPlushenko/status/172649803413602305
I just Plushy twit and thanx for Tatjana Flade who translated it
Oh I agree it would be good to see a healthy Plushenko no matter what. I still think he has a lot to offer as a competitive or show skater. Still one could dream what it would have been like to see Plushy versus Tak, Chan, Kozuka, Fernandez, Abbot et al.