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Injury update on Gavi: The player has a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right kneee and an associated injury to the lateral meniscus (www.fcbarcelona.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Completely torn ACL at 19. Can't get any worse than that.

There is zero chance of him coming back as the player he was and even if he comes back strong he'll be fighting with it for the rest of his career.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Wirtz is playing a great season so far and he had a similar injury at a young age. Not saying it’s possible for everyone but there’s certainly a possibility that the injury won’t affect him in the future.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I get your point but zero means zero.

I'm not saying he can't recover and become a great player despite this. However a fully torn ligament will never heal 100% and will always be a liability.

It's a hard truth. Way too much evidence across multiple sports. Fucking sucks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

a fully torn ligament will never heal 100%

A fully torn ACL cannot heal at all, it has to be replaced. The stability of the graft depends on how the injury is managed for the first year to strengthen it.

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