From the injuries of Tuan Anh and Xuan Manh: Warning for sports medicine work

During a training session of the national team in mid-2016, head coach Huu Thang had to intervene in the medical care of the doctors. He asked the doctors to explain the reason for the duo Ngoc Thinh and Van Thang to go to weight training. After listening to the explanation, coach Huu Thang dismissed the reason and asked the duo to go to swimming. He affirmed that with their current injuries, Ngoc Thinh and Van Thang only needed to practice swimming and absolutely could not do heavy training.

Previously, Coach Huu Thang declared that his medical team, especially doctor Dong Xuan Lam, must take responsibility for misjudging Ngo Hoang Thinh's injury. Because the medical team had not previously examined carefully to properly assess Hoang Thinh's injury.

As a result, Hoang Thinh was still on the training list. When the team went for further examination, the doctors concluded that he was seriously injured and could not play. Coach Nguyen Huu Thang took the blame on himself and the medical team, and kept Hoang Thinh to continue treatment. Previously, a similar case belonged to Dinh Hoang.

Tuan Anh struggles with injury before AFF Cup 2016. Photo: Internet

In early November, when the AFF Cup 2016 was approaching, Tuan Anh's knee injury showed signs of recurrence. The midfielder said that the team doctor diagnosed him with a knee injury and that he would need at least a week of recovery. On the contrary, Tuan Anh affirmed that it would be very difficult for him to play in the friendly match between Vietnam and Indonesia, and he might even miss the friendly match in Can Tho with Avista Fukuoka Club.

In fact, Tuan Anh had been suffering from a persistent injury for a year before joining the national team. Even when he went to Japan, his pain was not completely cured due to the constant strain of training and competing. Although the team doctors treated him in many different ways in a race against time, Tuan Anh still missed the AFF Cup 2016. The HAGL midfielder had to go to Korea for surgery and treatment after his injury during the past time.

Vu Van Thanh is the next name that makes fans surprised about sports medicine. On the day V.League 2018 ended, defender Vu Van Thanh tore his knee ligament and had to take a long break from playing.

Van Thanh is overloaded because he has to work continuously while his leg is in pain. Photo: Goal VN

However, according to HAGL's doctor, Van Thanh's injury is not serious, because "he can still move about 80%". Even though the information about the Hai Duong player having knee problems appeared a month ago, HAGL's leaders spoke about Van Thanh's injury calmly: "Thanh has a healthy body and still trains normally, so his name is still on the competition list".

And from a normal ligament sprain, which only needed rest to recover, the mountain town team still let Van Thanh play, to the point that he… tore the ligament and had to go to Korea for long-term surgery.

Next is the case of Pham Xuan Manh. After the 2018 Asian Games, Xuan Manh suffered a foot injury, but the doctors diagnosed it as not too serious and he could play. However, when playing in the National Cup semi-final between SLNA and FLC Thanh Hoa, Xuan Manh's injury became more serious. According to the examination, Xuan Manh had a fractured fibula, had to rest for a few weeks and undergo rehabilitation training at the PVF center to be in time to participate in the 2019 Asian Cup.

Pham Xuan Manh, during his rehabilitation training at PVF center, discovered that his injury was not improving. Photo: NVCC

However, after a while, the young defender's recovery process did not progress much. Medical experts said that if Xuan Manh wanted to play again, he would have to undergo surgery.

Recently, the U23 Vietnam player had to rush to Singapore for examination and surgery. After examination, the doctors said that Xuan Manh had a fractured fibula and torn ankle ligament. The surgery was successful, but the SLNA player had to rest for at least 3 months. Luckily for Xuan Manh, he was discovered not too late.

Recently, striker Van Toan had a problem with his meniscus, which also brought about many different information about the extent and time of his return. At one point, Mr. Duc requested to withdraw Van Toan and send him to Korea for treatment, but he was kept and treated in time for the second leg of the semi-final of the AFF Cup 2018.

The misdiagnosis of the extent of the injury is partly due to the level of the medical team, and partly due to the equipment, machinery and facilities in Vietnam. This makes the national team's training plan passive and causes the players to unnecessarily prolong their injury recovery time./.

Player Pham Xuan Manh's surgery was successful.

(Baonghean.vn) - Defender Pham Xuan Manh had a successful surgery after 1 day in Singapore. The U23 Vietnam player shared that he is feeling very comfortable and hopes to return soon as planned.