In the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final last night, striker Nguyen Xuan Son suffered a broken fibula and tibia. So what is the possibility of recovery from the injury?
In the 32nd minute of the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final on the evening of January 5, striker Nguyen Xuan Son suffered a serious injury while dribbling at high speed and trying to cross the ball into the middle.
According to sources, Xuan Son has broken his fibula and tibia. VFF and the medical team of the organizing committee are carefully consulting on whether to operate on him immediately in Thailand or return to Vietnam to perform the surgery later.
There are two bones in the lower leg, the tibia and the fibula. The tibia is the main bone, and when it breaks, both bones usually break.
However, the ability to recover to continue playing sports when suffering from a fracture like the one above is still there because the bone will heal quickly. "After surgery, the bone will recover very well, if combined with exercise for 6 months to 1 year, the patient will be able to play sports again as usual," said a doctor at People's Hospital 115.
If there are no other injuries such as knee ligaments, the patient can still rotate, move and have good reflexes. However, if there are injuries such as ligament ruptures, the recovery ability will be poorer.
External factors such as infection, accident or subjectivity in the process of healing and physical therapy can affect the recovery results. Depending on the location of the fracture of the tibia, the recovery prognosis will be different.
In sports, this type of injury is less common, but can still occur, mainly ligament rupture.