The player of FC Barcelona Alexia Putellas He will undergo an arthroscopy on his left knee this Wednesday to find out the reason for the discomfort that prevents him from being at 100%, as MD has learned. The news reported by this newspaper was confirmed by the FC Barcelona later through a statement and comes after the Barça captain has not been able to play since November 14.
At that time he received a strong blow during the match Champions against him Benfica and had to leave the field at half-time after having had time to score two goals.
At first it was reported that the tests carried out that same night in the Joan Gamper Sports City They had not detected any injury and that it was a severe blow. As the days went by, the discomfort did not subside, and what should have been a few days of recovery turned into one game after another off the playing field.
The discomfort did not subside and Alexia decided to get the doctors’ opinion to try to solve a problem that was getting bigger by the minute. Finally, not being able to detect the origin of the ailments and inflammation with all the tests and MRIs carried out, the soccer player accepted the medical opinion of undergoing an arthroscopy to thoroughly examine the condition of her left knee.
This surgical intervention will take place this Wednesday in Barcelona by the Dr. Joan Carles Monllauprestigious Barcelona traumatologist who has already operated on Alexia Putellas in July 2022.
In principle, no complications are expected within the intervention since it is planned as an internal examination of the knee and, unless something unexpected is found when opening, there will be no need to act. He FC Barcelona He assured in his statement this Tuesday that once the intervention is finished he will issue a new official announcement to inform about it, but unless there is relevant news in the result of the examination, what the club will say is that the player is still waiting for evolution. to know the downtime.
An arthroscopy of this style, if it is to observe more than to intervene, usually entails between two and three months of sick leave, but at ‘Can Barça’ there is a hopeful precedent in the figure of Lucy Bronze. The Englishwoman underwent surgery on April 26 of this year and started in the Champions League final on June 3, a month and a week after the arthroscopy.
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A few days ago we reported in MD that at Barça there was concern about Alexia and that from the club it was transmitted that if the conservative treatment he was undergoing did not bear fruit, the doctors would decide what to do, without ruling out any scenario. Well, Barça’s suspicions were accurate and the scenario in which they currently find themselves is that of the surgical intervention that will take place today to find out what is happening to Alexia’s knee.
Pending your future
The news of the physical setback comes with her future up in the air, with an ultimatum from Barça stating that the offer will not increase by one euro and that the negotiation has ended, calling on the footballer to accept or reject the proposal. This new scenario regarding his knee could modify the situation, so the parties must begin to resume conversations once the result of the surgical exploration is known.
2023-12-26 10:59:10
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