De Bruyne injury - Back in Training (p89)

[Inter Me Nan]

I don't think there is anything to operate on,i suspect it will be a tailored approach to strengthening the area and continued focus on such.

Ok cheers.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Ok cheers.

Thats just my best guess pal,i may be miles off.

 

[blueparrot]

I don't think there is anything to operate on,i suspect it will be a tailored approach to strengthening the area and continued focus on such.

Thought someone said he was being fitted with kangaroo knees that would need an operation :)

 

[Hes the left back remember]

Thought someone said he was being fitted with kangaroo knees that would need an operation :)[/QUOTE]
If he does he will surely bounce back from it

 

[Vienna_70]

No Kevin de Bruyne!

 

[rnblade]

3 fcuking months!!! Would rather be out that length of time and return “guns blazing” than rush back and lose him again.
Time for the others to step up as I’m sure they will. This will be gutting for KDB as he was probably as gutted as we all are. The rest of the league will be rubbing their hands.
It could be a blessing if we are in a string position and he returns to fire us up again. Can’t wait.
Get well soon Kev.

 

[lasereyes]

I don't think there is anything to operate on,i suspect it will be a tailored approach to strengthening the area and continued focus on such.

Yes, I tore my ACL 3 years ago and still do all the strengthening exercises even though fully recovered. As my surgeon said, the idea is to strengthen the muscles around the afflicted ligament so it in turn has to do less work.

 

[lasereyes]

3 fcuking months!!! Would rather be out that length of time and return “guns blazing” than rush back and lose him again.
Time for the others to step up as I’m sure they will. This will be gutting for KDB as he was probably as gutted as we all are. The rest of the league will be rubbing their hands.
It could be a blessing if we are in a string position and he returns to fire us up again. Can’t wait.
Get well soon Kev.

I think they (Scousers in particular) are about to get a very rude shock that unlike their pathological dependence on one person scoring 40 goals, ours is a well oiled machine where the team > individual. Sure, we are better with KDB, but I would expect us to win most matches even without him. And as others have pointed out, we could ultimately benefit by others having a chance to step up to the plate as well as KDB being fresher at the business end of the season.

He should return in early-mid Nov and my bet is we are either top of the league, or 2nd a couple of points behind.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

I reckon that by the time he comes back the damage will be that City have drawn two matches they would have won if he'd played.

 

[chicagoblue23]

Cruciate ligament wasn't involved they say, just the lateral on the inside of the knee.
Cruciate damage is about worst case for a knee.

The inside lateral ligament is also key to the stability of the knee.
Now Kev will have quick physio-therapy to remain functionability.
Also leg muscles can be strengthened to support knee stability.

And as I said before, some specific movements might be taken out of Kev's game like a full stretch tackle to reach the ball or to block.
Concern now is a pressure from outside while full stretch and foot on the ground.
He is so important with all he has, that we might better miss out on some parts of his game.

Kev was very very lucky though.

The issue is with the lateral collateral ligament. By definition that's the outside of the knee. The medial collateral ligament is on the inside of the knee.