Bayern star Holger Badstuber set for surgery – Football news
The German champions have stressed that the Germany international will be out of action as he will go under the knife to fully recover
Bayern Munich have told on their official site that central defender Holger Badstuber will not be available for team selection for about 10 months minimum after undergoing a serious operation on his knee injury. The young prodigy sustained a knee ligament
damage in December last year.
“On Monday 20 May 2013, Dr. Richard Steadman performed surgery on Holger Badstuber in Vail, Colorado. Due to extensive ruptures, the player’s cruciate ligament is no longer functional and was removed,” a Bayern Munich statement reads.
The announcement came over the weekend that the player has suffered another relapse of the knee ligament which is quite a shock as he missed most of the current season due to injury troubles. Der FCB claimed that the injury is a big blow but not career threatening
and he will stage a comeback sometime in the next season.
“Before the cruciate can be reconstructed using a surgical tissue graft replacement, the incisions and holes from the original op must heal completely,” the doctor added.
However, the defender will be on the treatment table for almost a year. Dr. Richard Steadman operated on him on Monday in Vail. Nevertheless, because of added ruptures his cruciate ligament is not functioning properly and was taken out as a result of this.
“Until then, Holger Badstuber will maintain his physical fitness in sports rehab. The doctors in charge of the case estimate the player will be fit again in around 10 months. The injury is not career-threatening,” he finally concluded.
Steadman suggested that before the cruciate could be repaired with the help of a surgical tissue graft replacement, the holes and cuts from the previous surgery need to be healed fully.
Therefore, when this happens Badstuber will spend time in sports rehab to maintain his physical fitness. The doctors say that he should be fully fit in 10 months time. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international came to the senior team through the youth setup and has played
more than 100 league games for Bayern.
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