VietNamNet Bridge – The latest diagnosis shows that the national squad’s striker Cong Vinh is suffering from a torn knee ligament. He is advised to have a quick surgery to save his career.

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In contrast to Vietnam’s doctors, Vietnamese American Doctor Tuan Nguyen, who is now in HCM City, asserted that Cong Vinh’s knee ligament was torn, which is a serious injury, and that the cartilage in both knees had been harmed. He advised the striker to have surgery so that he can play football normally again.

Cong Vinh was about to resume drills with Hanoi T&T club after doctors at the Sports Hospital found that his knee ligament was injured and knee cartilage was torn.

Like Song Lam Nghe An’s halfback Nguyen Cong Minh, who was examined by Tuan Nguyen last week, Cong Vinh will need six months to recover from the operation. If he agrees to go to the US for treatment, the striker will have to say goodbye to V-League 2010 and the qualifying round of the AFF Cup.

The star striker must choose the operation, because it is the only way to save his football career. The surgery and recovery is estimated at $50,000-60,000 and perhaps Vinh’s club – Hanoi T&T – will cover the expense. Vinh can go to the US in early June.

According to the doctor, Cong Vinh’s knee ligament was torn a long time ago due to overwork, not the drills in late April. The wound will not force Vinh to stop playing football immediately, but his speed and power will be gradually reduce and serious consequences will develop if the injury is not repaired.

Cong Vinh’s absence will affect Hanoi T&T’s ambition to win V-League championship and also the hopes of the national squad.

Tuan Nguyen, 45, is director of a sports medical centre in San Francisco and has cured injuries for sports stars like Chinese basketball player, Yao Minh, and American football players.

PV