Goretz cartelella tendon persistent pain, experts: conservative treatment is ineffective should be surgery to eliminate inflammation

Bayern midfielder Goretzka has been battling patellar tendons in his knees for nearly two months and can only do personal training. Michael Reinate, a well-known sports doctor and orthopedic specialist in Berlin, Germany, believes that athletes should be treated with surgery when conservative treatment is ineffective.

Goretzka's last appearance was against Dortmund on 4 December, and it was reported that during these two months, Goretzka could not train painlessly, his knees were often uncomfortable, and it was difficult to predict when he would be able to return under such difficult circumstances. Bayern boss Nagelsmann confirmed a few days ago that the player's patellar tendon suffers from "unbearable" pain, and he is now not a personnel choice to play.

Goretzka, who currently has only personal training for his enigmatic knee injury, is also annoyed, and after several MRIs with no clear results, Bayern now turn to Christian Fink, a renowned doctor who has treated many stars, who will test Goretzka and answer the question "whether to undergo surgery".

In an interview with Sport1, orthopedic specialist Michael Reinate said: "It is by no means inappropriate to undergo surgery in such an injury situation, especially when all conservative treatment options are exhausted and people do not pay enough attention to or procrastinate about injuries. ”

Reinert explains: "The patellar tendon is not in the knee, but around the knee – i.e. under the front of the kneecap. It connects and involves quadriceps, and people also need patellar tendons to tighten the calves and straighten the knee joints, and its load is enormous. Especially for footballers, and of course tennis players, they often have patellar tendon problems. Constant sprinting, emergency stops, running — all of these carry a lot of load on the patellar tendons. And when it's inflamed, you should let them get rest. Otherwise, chronic damage may occur in the long run. "

The decision will be made this week on whether Or not Goretzka will undergo surgery, and Nagelsman recently said: "We have to make sure that he will not miss four or five weeks." "For the form of surgery that this midfielder may undergo, Michael Reinate said that this will be just a minimally invasive operation with a knee arthroscope, which will make the body tissue as little trauma as possible.

Michael Reinert emphasizes: "The purpose of the operation is to free the patellar tendon from the inflamed tissue so that the body can regenerate healthy, non-inflammatory tissue. "If subjected to surgery, it would also mean that Goretzka would be suspended for up to a month of training, when Goretzka may not be able to play in the Champions League quarter-final between Bayern and Red Bull Salzburg in mid-February.

(Shimu)