Rafael Nadal, who underwent surgery on Friday afternoon, will need "an estimated time of five months for a normal recovery," according to the medical report issued this Saturday.
Nadal underwent arthroscopic surgery for his left psoas tendon injury that has kept him out of the competition. The intervention was carried out at the Teknon Clinic in Barcelona by doctors Marc Philippon, Jaume Vilaró and Angel Ruiz-Cotorro.
"The surgery has been positive, it consisted of cleaning the fibrotic and degenerated areas of the tendon both proximally and distally, as well as suturing it to adequately reinforce it. In a second time, an old lesion of the labrum of the left hip that will surely help the tendon evolve better," the report indicates.
"Rafa will begin his progressive functional rehabilitation in a few hours and the normal recovery process is estimated at 5 months, always taking into account respecting the biological times of said structure," the doctors conclude.
Rafael Nadal, via social networks, thanked the fans for their support and announced, from the hospital where he was operated on this past Friday, that he will start "progressive functional rehabilitation immediately".
"Hello everyone. As you know, I had surgery last night. Everything went well and the arthroscopy was on the left psoas tendon, which has kept me out of competition since January," wrote the Spanish champion.
Following in the footsteps of the medical report issued, Rafa added that "an old injury to the labrum of my left hip was also regularized, which will surely help the tendon to evolve better."
Rafa announced that he will begin "progressive functional rehabilitation immediately and the normal recovery process, they tell me it takes 5 months, if all goes well."
"Once again thank you for all the support that you have shown me and that you show me every day. Also today on my birthday. Not in the desired or dreamed place, although THANK YOU anyway", concluded Rafael Nadal
