Expert丨 If you accelerate the recovery, Tomori can play in the Milan derby, but...

Milan Circle

After Tomori's surgery was completed, Giuseppe Capua, a doctor of sports traumatology and rehabilitation expert, was interviewed by a reporter from Milan News Network and talked about Tomori's next rehabilitation process.

Capua said: "Tomori's arthroscopic surgery is mainly to correct the meniscus, involving only partial removal of the injured area, not the removal of Tomori's meniscus. In the next stage of rehabilitation, Tomori mainly needs to pay attention to the wounds caused by surgery that are expected to take 10-15 days to heal, and the inside of the joint needs to be fixed. The average total recovery time is more than one month. Among them, the joint area needs to be restored by physical therapy, usually starting after 2-3 days after surgery, and then the muscles can regain their tone within 1 month. The average player can resume training 15-20 days after surgery and up to 35-40 days to return to the field. ”

"The surgery Baresi had at the 1994 World Cup in the United States was a special case, an emergency surgery to address minor injuries. But in general, the recovery time of players is less than 35 days, and then there will be differences according to the player's physical health and metabolism, but the recovery effect is always not ideal too quickly, so it is best not to do this. ”

Milan hope Tomori will make a comeback in time to catch up with the Milan derby 22 days later (February 6, Beijing time). Well, I think he should be able to do it... As long as he accelerates his recovery process slightly, he can recover early. But at the same time, I must stress once again that forcing players to speed up the recovery process and make an early comeback is not always positive. Is it necessarily risky? This is not necessarily true, these problems are all relative, because we can help players recover faster and better by taking some appropriate precautions. ”

"But the final decision is in the hands of the Milan team doctors, in my opinion, they are the best medical team in Italy, their level is very high, the team is very experienced, every member is very capable."

"Then there's another factor to consider, and that's the weather during this time. The weather is cold and players must warm up before playing. On the pitch, players are always at risk of injury, so it's not easy to keep players in good shape. But yes, I wouldn't blame the San Siro court too much for its unsatisfactory lawns..."