The doctor had to consider every screw when operating on Xuan Son
On the evening of January 6, after flying from Thailand to Hanoi, Xuan Son was taken to Vinmec Hospital for examination and surgery. Professor Tran Trung Dung and his team have applied the most advanced and modern techniques and technology so that Xuan Son can recover and return to football in the best way.
Leaders of the Ministry of Health presented Xuan Son flowers
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Xuan Son sings Vietnam’s national anthem after surgery, coach tells him to ‘abstain from fried bananas and pho noodles’
Journalist Lien Chau visits Xuan Son
Xuan Son brightened up when Tien Linh visited. It can be seen that his leg is not bandaged too much thanks to advanced surgical techniques
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Answer some questions from the Newspaper Adolescent, Professor Dung shared: “Injuries are related to muscles, bones and surrounding things. If open surgery is performed, it will affect the periosteum and surrounding muscle organizations, slowing the bone healing process. Therefore, we perform a slightly more complicated technique, requiring more modern equipment, which is nailing with a needle, meaning we do not open the fracture to ensure the integrity of the body. .We drove a nail through the fracture and fixed it.
VFF Vice President, Head of delegation Tran Anh Tu (blue shirt) visited Xuan Son
Photo: Lien Chau
We also carefully calculate each screw, making sure it fits tightly against the bone surface, not protruding at all. So that when he heals and Son can practice again after 6, 9 months or 1 year, this injury will no longer affect him at all. For normal people, if it protrudes 1 or 2 mm, there is no problem, but for players like Xuan Son, every mm must be carefully calculated and measured on a computer. The request we make is not only to help Son recover, but also that the nails and screws must not cause obstacles when Son returns to practice. For normal people, after 1 and a half years the nail can be removed, but for athletes it takes a little longer.”
Xuan Son can move on his own
The doctor added about Xuan Son’s current situation: “Now Son can be said to be temporarily fine. He can practice some passive exercises. In addition, we also need to monitor his muscles carefully. Because with such an injury, the muscle is also damaged. Before surgery, we also had to check for the risk of embolism because Son had to travel for more than 2 hours on the plane. Son can now move with crutches. We are actively treating on-site, the hospital room is very comfortable so Xuan Son only needs to move to the bathroom.”
On the morning of January 7, Xuan Son was also visited and encouraged by leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation. In addition, his teammates on the Vietnamese team such as Nguyen Tien Linh and Do Duy Manh also came and sent many good wishes to this striker.
