Nguyen Xuan Son can now move with crutches.

This afternoon, January 7, player Nguyen Xuan Son was able to move with crutches and did light exercises under close supervision of doctors at Vinmec International General Hospital (Hanoi).

This afternoon, January 7, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan visited football player Nguyen Xuan Son after surgery at Vinmec International General Hospital.

Deputy Minister of Health (in white coat) and leaders of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, visit football player Nguyen Xuan Son

"I have heard from the doctors that your surgery was very successful. I hope you will recover soon and Xuan Son will soon continue to contribute to Vietnamese football. Not only me, but all Vietnamese people acknowledge your contributions as well as your teammates. Once again, I would like to thank you and we hope you will soon contribute to Vietnam," said Professor Thuan.

Congratulating Professor Tran Trung Dung, Director of Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Trauma, Vinmec Healthcare System, and the surgical team for the extremely successful surgery for Xuan Son, Professor Thuan shared: "The coming time will be the rehabilitation period for Xuan Son, surely the Vinmec team will soon help Son recover".

Directly performing surgery on player Nguyen Van Son after his injury in Thailand on the evening of January 5, Professor, Dr. Tran Trung Dung said that with this surgery, we see it as the trust of patients, especially those who have the financial means to pay, in Vietnamese healthcare. Especially players like Son have many treatment opportunities, even though they had previously planned to choose Japan and Korea for treatment.

Xuan Son happily chatted with Professor Tran Van Thuan and the doctors who performed surgery on him.

"That choice affirms everyone's belief in our medicine. With Son's surgery, I believe that other doctors like Viet Duc, Cho Ray... can all perform this technique at a high level. The important thing is belief, because if we don't believe, high technology will go abroad," Professor, Dr. Tran Trung Dung expressed.

Difficulties lie ahead

According to Professor Tran Trung Dung, Son's surgery is not technically difficult but requires an experienced doctor. Because for normal patients, after surgery, they may only need to walk and do daily activities, but for athletes, especially high-level athletes like Xuan Son, it is completely different. Therefore, the post-operative recovery requirements are a huge challenge. After the bone heals, muscle strength and weight control must also be maintained.

"Son's physique, a European physique, is very easy to gain weight. If he just reduces his exercise a little, he can easily gain more than a hundred kilos from 90 kilos. Therefore, Son's surgery is only about 1/10 of the way done, with many difficulties ahead. In order for Son to maintain and control his weight, he needs to practice rehabilitation, and must practice appropriately for each stage: bones not yet healed, bones not yet firmly healed, and firmly healed," Dr. Dung analyzed.

According to doctors, 1 day after surgery, Son is now doing rehabilitation exercises with a machine and in bed. He can also move around with crutches.

"Fortunately, before the surgery, the consultations and quick preparations helped Son to have surgery within the golden hour, within 24 hours of the injury. If the intervention was delayed, the swelling due to the injury would increase, the skin on the leg would blister, and after surgery, it would heal poorly and be poorly nourished. Surgery within the first 24 hours when the swelling was not much, so the bone fixation would be favorable. If everything goes well, Son could return to competition in about 9 months," Professor Dung shared.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-xuan-son-da-co-the-di-chuyen-bang-nang-185250107145559179.htm