Knee expert warns Ibra he could tear ACL again
The former Inter, PSG and Barcelona man appeared as a substitute at the weekend as the Red Devils thrashed Newcastle 4-1, but Markus Walden has expressed the concern that this may be too early, and that the 36-year-old may end up tearing his ACL again.
“In general, the time before reset is between six and nine months. The trend is to approach nine months more than six,” Walden told Swedish paper Expressen, which has always followed Ibrahimovic closely and broken some great stories on his in the past.
“The average time for a professional player is seven months to the first training session and eight months to the first match.”
Ibra originally tore his ligament seven months ago in Europa League action against Anderlecht.
‘The ligament may break again. The risk is the greatest in the first year after operating,” Walden reminded.
“At least half, maybe three out of four operated ligaments that break apart do so within one and a half years after surgery.”