Maradona can not walk because of lack of cartilage

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MONTERREY.- Traumatologist and Colombian surgeon Germán Ochoa, who usually Diego Armando Maradona, spoke of the condition of his knees in an interview given to the All Passion web page, after a video of the Pelusa in which he could barely walk during a Rayados workout, became viral.

"I know Diego well because I operated on her in 2004 on the left knee to 27 days of his football farewell to the Bombonera. And in June, before the World Cup, we basically dealt with it so that it could carry out its activities in the Russian World Cup in the best possible way. I know very well the problem you have, "he said.

"Maradona has a severe osteoarthritis at both knees and he has no more cartilage. The bones touch each other, the femur with the tibia and the fibula. This is a serious problem because it causes a lot of pain, inflammation and difficulty moving. He knows that the solution is to make it work and to put a prosthesis on both knees. In the short or medium term, the decision to replace the joint has to be made, but the problem is that Diego is a young patient. But his knees do not have any other solution. "

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"The Osteoarthritis does not have a solution, the cartilage is totally and progressively destroyed and on the contrary, if it is not resolved, it becomes worse because it advances. It does not stop. That's why you have to resort to prosthetics, "he said.

"At the moment, we can block the genital nerves, block the nerve that transmits the sensations to the brain to eliminate the pain, but it is not a definitive solution, it only eliminates the pain for a moment"he said.

"It's not going to happen that Diego can not walk, he's not going to get there, technological advances can find a solution, but the most cautious and intelligent way to reach a solution is to operate both knees Diego knows it, "he said.

"Diego already knows what he does not have to do because we talk about it a few times. You must avoid all that is impact: running, jumping and other movements that impact the knees. And he has to do knee support and muscle building, "he added.