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Surgery on Neymar’s torn ligament successful

Updated on: 04 November,2023 08:19 AM IST  |  Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
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“The operation was a success. We’re very satisfied with the result,” said Rodrigo Lasmar, the Brazilian team doctor who performed the surgery

Surgery on Neymar’s torn ligament successful

Neymar. Pic/AFP

Neymar underwent surgery on Thursday at a hospital in his native Brazil to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus damage suffered during a national team match last month.


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“The operation was a success. We’re very satisfied with the result,” said Rodrigo Lasmar, the Brazilian team doctor who performed the surgery. “He had a reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and the two meniscus injuries have been repaired.” Neymar is expected to remain at Mater Dei hospital for another 24 to 48 hours.


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