Neymar underwent successful surgery on his left knee

Neymar, player of the Brazilian team and the Saudi Al Hilal, was subjected to a “successful” last Thursday surgery on left knee to treat ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus that he suffered in a Canarinha match against Uruguay, his doctors reported.

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“We were very satisfied with the results. It was a success. He must remain in the hospital for 24 or 48 hours depending on his clinical evolution,” said the doctor of the Brazilian team, Rodrigo Lasmar, responsible for the surgery, in a brief statement. which he did several hours after the procedure.

What will the recovery be like?

The specialist added that the “next step is rehabilitation with physiotherapy” and, regarding his recovery process and the time necessary for his return to the fields, he limited himself to saying that he intends to “gradually disseminate new information.”

The operation of the former player from clubs such as Barcelona and PSG lasted for about four hours, until the end of the morning last Thursday, and, although Lasmar did not give any details, Specialists consider that his recovery may require close to eight months, which threatens his participation in the 2024 Copa América.

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The operation on the 31-year-old footballer was carried out by a team led by Lasmar, the head of the Brazilian team’s medical team, at the Mater Dei Hospital in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, and was attended by the medical director of Al Hilal. , the Colombian Juan David Peña Duque.

Neymar underwent “a surgical procedure to correct his injuries to his left knee; The anterior cruciate ligament was reconstructed and the injuries to both menisci were repaired,” the specialist explained.

The star of the Brazilian team entered the hospital on Wednesday night and on Thursday morning he published on his social networks a photograph in which he appears sleeping with his two children, Davi Lucca, 10 years old, and the newborn Mavie , and in which he says he trusts that “everything will turn out well.”

Neymar underwent surgery two weeks after the accidental injury he suffered shortly before the end of the first half of the match on October 17 in which Brazil lost 1-0 on its visit to Uruguay for the fourth round of the South American qualifiers.

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The Brazilian, who did not hide his tears due to the injury, had to be removed from the field on a stretcher and leave the stadium with the help of crutches.

Although the Al Hilal leaders asked him to travel to Paris to undergo the operation in the French capital, Neymar preferred to return to Brazil and He convinced the club’s leaders that the surgery be performed by Lasmar, a doctor he trusted.

The Brazilian team doctor has already operated on him on two other occasions, the first of which in 2018 to treat a fracture in his left foot and the last in February of this year to treat an injury to the ligaments in his right ankle.

If it is confirmed that he will be out for eight months, it will be the longest period of inactivity for the 31-year-old footballer. above the six months in which he was away from the courts this year, between February and August, after undergoing ankle surgery.

Neymar was announced as Al Hilal’s main reinforcement last August and until now He has only played five games for the Saudi club, in which he has only one goal.

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The rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus joins the series of injuries that the World Cup player has suffered since 2020 and that has kept him away from the fields for at least 400 days.

EFE

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