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Ruben Loftus-Cheek operated after injury scare, AC Milan bulletin

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A new medical bulletin has arrived on the condition of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the AC Milan midfielder who suffered a major facial trauma on Sunday that resulted in a fracture of the alveolar process of the jaw during the match he lost against Parma.

Andrea GussoniLoftus-Cheek risked big, operated: photos of the tremendous scare

At the Meazza stadium in Milan there were moments of genuine terror in the early stages of the challenge between AC Milan and Parma
Only seven minutes had passed when Ruben Loftus-Cheek swooped into the'area of the Ducal formation
The clash with opposing goalkeeper Edoardo Corvi was violent as hell
Neither athlete managed to avoid the'impact…
… and the one who got the worst of it was the footballer in the Rossoneri jersey
The rescues were immediate, the first to intervene were the other footballers on the field
While Corvi got away with a huge scare right from the start it seemed more worrying the situation of the Briton

Loftus-Cheek was very sore though fortunately he did not lose consciousness

The health workers took charge of the situation and immediately applied a collar to the athlete'athlete
In the evening the Milan press office clarified that the violent blow caused the fracture of the upper teeth and the maxillary alveolar bone

The'former Fulham and Chelsea footballer was transported immediately to hospital
Monday morning surgery will be needed. Good luck Ruben!

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The English soccer player was admitted to the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Clinic at ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, where he underwent surgery on Monday by Dr. Luca Autelitano. The operation to reduce and stabilize the fracture was perfectly successful. Ruben is doing well and has already been discharged.

The estimated recovery time is about eight weeks. His season is therefore almost over. “It was a hard blow, but the worst is
behind him”, commented the person concerned on Instagram, also posting a couple of photos to show how his mouth is reduced, missing several teeth.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the medical staff who assisted me in these hours with professionalism and great care. A special thanks goes especially to you fans for the many messages of affection and support: I have read them, heard them, and they have given me incredible strength. Thanks to my teammates: we are a group, we are a family. Now forward to our goals, strong and united. Together”, concluded l’former Chelsea.

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