Barcelona officially confirmed De Jong's medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee, with sports medicine experts analyzing his injury and recovery time.
Barcelona officially released De Jong's medical announcement this afternoon, confirming a "medial collateral ligament tear in his right knee." To analyze the Barcelona midfielder's injury, Mundo Deportivo contacted traumatologist and sports medicine expert Dr. Jordi Surós. Surós, who is also the head of the Sportcat Sports Medicine Center, evaluated Barcelona's official announcement and De Jong's subsequent statement that surgery could not be ruled out. Surós stated: "In my opinion, the two statements are not contradictory. The club communicated the diagnosis and treatment plan, while De Jong explained the evolution of the injury. What we still don't know is whether this tear is partial or complete, its specific location, and the stability of the knee."
Surós believes that De Jong's injury might only require conservative treatment because the damaged medial collateral ligament has a better blood supply. "The medial collateral ligament has a good blood supply and a much stronger healing ability than other ligaments, such as the anterior cruciate ligament. Therefore, many such injuries can recover without surgery," he explained. He further analyzed the evolution of De Jong's injury: "We cannot just look at the ligament itself; we also need to study its attachment points on the femur and tibia. In this type of trauma, bone edema or trabecular bone contusions are relatively common, and these can only be accurately detected through MRI."
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