Maradona's doctor details an extreme solution for his knees

The images of Diego Maradona walking with difficulty through the field during a practice of Dorados de Sinaloa club he leads, worries his entourage and attracts attention of fanatics from around the world.

And it is that before the knee complications, the Colombian doctor who operated on him before the World Cup of Russia, Germán Ochoa, had badured that the only solution would be to pose a prosthesis

"Diego, I know him well because I operated on his left knee 27 days from his football farewell to La Bombonera.And in June of this year, before the World Cup, we have basically dealt with so that he could carry out his activities in the World Cup in Russia .I know very well the problem that he has, "said Ochoa in an interview granted to TN .

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About the problem posed by the Argentine idol, he explains that "he suffers from severe osteoarthritis of both knees and that he no longer has cartilage.The bones touch, the femur with the shin and the fibula. It is a serious problem because it causes a lot of pain, inflammation and difficulty moving. "

The doctor, who is a traumatologist, orthopedic surgeon and knee surgeon the shoulder, said that he had already spoken to Maradona and that it was clear. "He already knows that the only way to end the pain would be to put the prosthesis" he said.

"Maradona knows that the solution is to make it work and put the prosthesis on both knees. In the short or medium term, it is necessary to make the decision to replace a joint but the problem is that Diego is a young patient, although his knees do not have any other solution, "Ochoa said.

Of course, he ruled out the problem of the 1986 World Champion in Mexico City deteriorating to the point that he could no longer walk. "It's not going to happen." Advances in technology provide a solution, but the most cautious and smart way to reach a solution is to manipulate both knees . First, and then on the other, Diego knows it, "he explained.