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The Styrian sprinter is back under the knife again, 9 days after the terrible injury in Val d''Isère. Next surgery in 8-10 weeks.
Monday 28 December 2020 2 minutes reading time
A second operation, in the long path that awaits her for a recovery that will still be very complicated.
On Sunday, Nicole Schmidhofer underwent surgery again in Graz, where the trio of doctors composed of Guenter Kohrgruber, Juergen Mandl and Johann Steinboeck follows her. Nine days after the very serious injury suffered by the Wunderteam sprinter, in the first descent of Val d''Isère, the team of doctors worked again on the left knee destroyed in the impact.
"The impression of the tibial head was treated according to the established plan and the external and internal ligaments were reconstructed and strengthened - said the doctors - In about eight to ten weeks, if things go well, another is expected. operation".
And Schmidhofer herself doesn't give up, on the contrary: “I want to start rehabilitation as soon as possible, but I know well that the return will not be easy. I am optimistic, however, to face this challenge ”.
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