Lara Gut-Behrami, the doctor who operated on her takes a first look at the situation
Lara Gut-Behrami, the victim of a bad skiing accident, contacted surgeon Olivier Siegrist, who years ago operated on her to reconstruct the left anterior cruciate ligament of the same injured knee in America.
“Lara called me today. It was six o’clock in the morning in the United States and she explained that she would like to see me because I know her knee. The anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament are unfortunately injured. He also suffers from a meniscus injury” the words of the health professional interviewed by “Le Nouvelliste”.
“All the planes are full and she won’t be landing in Milan until Sunday evening, so I will see her on Monday or Wednesday – continued Siegrist -. I also made it clear to her that I would be happy to see her, but that I am no longer working and would therefore visit her with my successor at the Hospital de la Tour in Geneva, namely Julien Billières, who will be the surgeon in charge”.
“She is obviously very disappointed but she is aware that injuries are a risk that all skiers take. She didn’t complain, she’s a very balanced athlete and I personally feel very sorry for her, because she had said that this would be the’last season of her career” concluded the luminary.
