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In light of\u00a0Lionel Messi<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0elbow injury<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0last weekend, a lot of people are asking me about it. According to the\u00a0official report<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0FC. Barcelona Medical Department<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cTests carried out on the first-team player,\u00a0<\/em>Leo Messi<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0have confirmed that he has a fracture of the radius bone in his right arm. He will be out of action for approximately three weeks\u201d<\/em>. Without being in possession of all the information on the case, I will try to explain what\u00a0Messi\u2019s elbow injury<\/strong>\u00a0consists of, and in which cases surgery may not be necessary.<\/p>\n

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HOW DOES THE ELBOW WORK?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First I\u2019m going to explain, in simple terms,\u00a0how the elbow works<\/strong>. It is made up of 3 bones: in the upper section we find the\u00a0humerus<\/strong>, which has 2 parts (one joint for the ulna and another for the radius) and in the lower section, it comprises 2 bones:\u00a0the radius<\/strong>\u00a0(radial head) and\u00a0the ulna<\/strong>\u00a0(olecranon). The elbow has a double movement: the ability to flex and extend (owing, above all, to the humerus-olecranon part) and the ability to turn the palm of the hand upwards and downwards, called pronation and supination (owing, principally, to the movement of the radial head-humerus). Thus, the 3 bones in the elbow allow us to flex\/extend the arm and to turn the hand upwards and downwards.<\/p>\n

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\"sastre-sergi\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

“The set of 3 bones in the elbow (humerus, radius and ulna) allow us to flex\/extend the arm and to turn the hand upwards and downwards.”<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr Sergi Sastre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

MESSI\u2019S ELBOW INJURY: FRACTURE WITHOUT DISLOCATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After examining footage of the match, as I supposed at the time of the injury and as I communicated via social networks, we can confirm that\u00a0Leo does NOT have a dislocated elbow<\/strong>\u00a0(a much more serious injury, when the elbow joint \u201ccomes out of place\u201d and the ligaments are torn).<\/p>\n

According to information we have, and without being able to see the results of the imaging tests, we can presuppose 2 scenarios:<\/p>\n

Stable fracture with damage to the elbow ligaments.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It could be a simple isolated fracture, referred to as stable, not far from the radial head and with no\u00a0damage to the elbow ligaments<\/strong>. In this case, no surgical treatment is recommended and the best option is initial immobilisation and starting early physiotherapy to prevent rigidity in the elbow. In cases of prolonged immobilisation, rigidity is more frequent in the elbow than other joints.\u00a0If it is a fracture of this type, he could be back in action within 3 to 5 weeks<\/strong>, although we should bear in mind that we need to allow at least 6 weeks to be able to consider that the fractured bone has \u201cfused\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\"sastre-sergi\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cIf it is a stable fracture with no ligament damage, he could be back in action within 3 to 5 weeks, although 6 weeks need to be allowed for the fractured bone to \u2018fuse\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr Sergi Sastre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unstable comminuted fracture<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It could be an unstable comminuted fracture (in various pieces) for which surgical synthesis (putting all the fragments back in their place) is very difficult. In such cases, it may be advisable to immobilise the limb and allow the fracture to heal not \u201centirely correctly\u201d and hope that this does not lead to any instability in the elbow. If there is no ligament damage, it is less likely to be unstable.\u00a0In the case of a fracture of this type, it would be essential to start physiotherapy early to prevent any rigidity, but also the recovery period would be longer<\/strong>, since\u00a0a new fall could entail the early displacement of the fracture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"sastre-sergi\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cIn the case of an unstable comminuted fracture, it would be essential to start physiotherapy early to prevent any rigidity, but the recovery period would also be longer\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr Sergi Sastre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should remember that\u00a0the treatments proposed for elite athletes are not always the best for patients<\/strong>. At times, early recovery is preferred, at the risk of increasing the after-effects in the medium to long term.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope that\u00a0Messi\u2019s elbow injury<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0stable fracture with no ligament damage<\/strong>, as\u00a0the prognosis and recovery periods are much better, and the after-effects practically non-existent<\/strong>. We will have to see how the injury progresses and we wish him a speedy and complete recovery.<\/p>\n

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\"sastre-sergi\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s hope that\u00a0Messi\u2019s elbow injury<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0stable fracture with no ligament damage<\/strong>.\u00a0The prognosis and recovery times are better, and the after-affects virtually non-existent\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr Sergi Sastre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"BANNER-CITA-SergiSastre\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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