According to The Athletic, two respected medical experts have given their opinions on Kylian Mbappe's left knee injury and the possibility of surgical intervention.
Juan Ayala, former president of the Spanish Society of Sports Traumatology and head of the knee unit at San Rafael Hospital in Madrid, said surgery is not necessary in most cases.
"In most cases, surgery is not necessary. If it is a grade one injury (less severe), which is a ligament strain, or a grade two injury, which is a partial tear, surgery is usually not performed. Conservative treatment is used."
"A minimum of three weeks' rest is required for a grade one pull and six weeks for a grade two pull. However, if the player has continued to play, these injuries tend to become chronic and worsen the prognosis."
"If it doesn't heal properly, it can remain unstable and require surgical intervention."
Diego Garcia-German, orthopedic surgeon and team doctor for Spain for the Winter Olympics, shared a similar view.
"If Mbappe has continued to play, it is very likely that he has a low-grade injury. It could be that the injury has not healed properly or is not responding to conservative treatment."
"If it doesn't heal on its own, surgery can always be an option. But surgery is not common for low-grade injuries."
"This injury is likely to be a low-grade injury that is causing him more problems than usual. From the outside, my impression is that the extent of the injury has not prevented him from continuing to play, and right now he is probably in a little pain."
"If we think it should heal on its own, because it is being treated conservatively, we should give it time to resolve," he concluded.Telegrafi/
