Eduardo back by CHRISTMAS?

[Scotty Mac]

Arsenal are predicting that Eduardo da Silva will make a full recovery by the end of the year, after confirming he has fractured his left fibula and dislocated his ankle.

The Gunners striker sustained the injury after just three minutes of the 2-2 Premier League draw with Birmingham at St Andrews on Saturday, following a challenge by Martin Taylor which saw the Blues defender sent off.

Eduardo was taken to Selly Oak Hospital and underwent surgery on Saturday evening before being transferred to a London hospital on Sunday.

Arsenal released a statement on their official website on Monday, which read: "The club can confirm that following the incident during Saturday's match at Birmingham City, Eduardo has fractured his left fibula and sustained an open dislocation of his ankle joint in the same leg.

"He was immediately taken to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham where he underwent surgery on Saturday evening. The operation was successful, and Eduardo was transferred to a London-based hospital on Sunday afternoon.

"Earlier today, the orthopaedic surgeon and Arsenal medical staff assessed the extent of the damage and possible timescale for a full recovery.

"All being well, Eduardo will have his leg in plaster and using crutches for the next six to eight weeks.

"After that time, partial weight-bearing exercises will be scheduled into a slow rehabilitation process."

The prognosis thereafter is encouraging for the Croatian.

"It is hoped that Eduardo will be running again in six months' time and making a full recovery after nine months," the statement added.

"Eduardo will be released from hospital in a few days.

"The Arsenal medical team would like to take this opportunity to thank Birmingham City FC for their assistance on the day as well as the surgical and ward staff on S2 at Selly Oak Hospital for their expert medical care.

"In addition, and on behalf of Eduardo, the club would like to thank everyone for their many touching messages of support."

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

 

[bright1064]

That is really good news!

Let's hope he makes a good recovery

 

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

I am a keen Arsenal supporter and wasdevestated by what hapened at the weekend....this is really good news.

 

[Easy 10]

It was the poor bastards birthday yesterday as well.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

You see tackles like that week in week out - it's amazing that more players aren't injured. Good luck to the young lad with his recovery.

 

[bristolseagull]

you think martin tayor will go visit him?

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Very good news,he is one of the better foreign imports i feel.

 

[Easy 10]

you think martin tayor will go visit him?

Dunno about visit, but I bet he drops him a line. By all reports he was quite distraught at what he'd done.

 

[barney]

you think martin tayor will go visit him?

fair play to him, he apparently went the saturday night but he was in surgery so went again when eduardo was awake sunday morning.

 

[Simon Morgan]

Fantastic news, he deserves what is quite clearly a huge slice of luck.

 

[Hiney]

Fantastic news, he deserves what is quite clearly a huge slice of luck.

Not to mention the superb treatment he received at the ground and in the Birmingham and London Hospitals.

 

[SNOOBS]

Fantastic news, he deserves what is quite clearly a huge slice of luck.

I'm not sure he'll see himself as lucky

 

[Timbo]

I think its fair to say it was quite a clean break! Healing should be helped by that.

The biggest cock in all this must be James McFadden who, while the ref was trying to gesture to the medical people to bring everything they had, chose to stand right in his way to whinge about the red card. Jock wanker.

 

[Horses Arse]

I opened this thread expecting a sick joke!

 

[seagullsss]

good luck hope he returns soon and that he doesnt come back a different playa like injuries do to many players

 

[Hungry Joe]

The dislocated ankle made it look worse than it really was hence the positive prognosis. I'm not saying it wasn't well nasty but I broke my left tibia and fibula being tackled like that and my foot was hanging off with the bone nearly through the skin (ala Gerry Ryan). I was on crutches for the best part of a year following that. Just as well I was shit at football.

 

[Mr Burns]

I'm sure his 40-50 grand a week wages will make the recovery time less painful

 

[Hungry Joe]

I'm sure his 40-50 grand a week wages will make the recovery time less painful

True, I only had my student grant and was discharged from the NHS hospital the following day with only paracetamol to take when the morphine wore off. By midnight I was in so much pain my Dad had to drive out to the hospital to get some proper painkillers. Then it turned out the fuckers had set the leg in the wrong position so they had to cut through the plaster and re-set it, this time without any anaesthetic. The leg is now 1" longer than the other one with a sort of S-bend in the tibia and if I put my knees straight my left foot points inwards. I'm not bitter though as it was pure karma; the night before the game in the pub I had drunkenly promised to break the leg of one of the opposition players to his face. Whether he told his mate who broke mine or not I'll never know but the tackle was a bit over the top for a pub team friendly.

 

[footychick]

The dislocated ankle made it look worse than it really was hence the positive prognosis. I'm not saying it wasn't well nasty but I broke my left tibia and fibula being tackled like that and my foot was hanging off with the bone nearly through the skin (ala Gerry Ryan). I was on crutches for the best part of a year following that. Just as well I was shit at football.

Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwww