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Tottenham forward Harry Kane may have to consider surgery on his injured ankle, a leading surgeon has said.
Kane suffered a "significant lateral ligament" injury to his left ankle during Spurs' 1-0 Champions League win over Manchester City on Tuesday and is unlikely to play again this season.
The England captain is susceptible to ankle damage -- this is his fifth such injury since 2016 and the second to his left joint this year.

Surgeon Mark Davies, a leading specialist at the London Foot and Ankle Centre, who has operated on Premier League footballers, said going under the knife could help restore the strength of Kane's ligament to what it was before his first injury.

"At some point I think they would think about doing something surgically to stabilise the ligament, which is quite feasible and should restore the problem happening in the long term," Davies told Britain's Press Association.

"He's not that old, he could do with a stable ankle if he wants to carry on playing long term without it happening again," he added. "It is a routine operation because the ligament needs to be tightened up and that is fairly easy.

"If he were to have surgery, the surgeon would almost certainly use an internal brace, which is a device which you put over the ligament repair and it is incredibly strong.

"It means you are not just relying on scar tissue regaining strength so it would improve his chances of coming back."

The surgery would put Kane out of action for about three months, which may not be much longer than he could be expected to be out anyway.

The England striker has previously shown impressive powers of recovery and is targeting a return to fitness for a potential Champions League final and UEFA Nations League semi-final in June.

Davies, who has operated on Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea players in the past, said Kane's quick recovery rates have not made him more susceptible, neither has a full-on schedule which has barely seen him get any rest over the past few summers.

"There is no merit in him having an extended rest, they are not sending him back too early, it's just that he has got an unstable ankle," Davies added.


Got to be worth doing surely
 
ScottDaYid said:
More on Kane...

Tottenham forward Harry Kane may have to consider surgery on his injured ankle, a leading surgeon has said.
Kane suffered a "significant lateral ligament" injury to his left ankle during Spurs' 1-0 Champions League win over Manchester City on Tuesday and is unlikely to play again this season.
The England captain is susceptible to ankle damage -- this is his fifth such injury since 2016 and the second to his left joint this year.

Surgeon Mark Davies, a leading specialist at the London Foot and Ankle Centre, who has operated on Premier League footballers, said going under the knife could help restore the strength of Kane's ligament to what it was before his first injury.

"At some point I think they would think about doing something surgically to stabilise the ligament, which is quite feasible and should restore the problem happening in the long term," Davies told Britain's Press Association.

"He's not that old, he could do with a stable ankle if he wants to carry on playing long term without it happening again," he added. "It is a routine operation because the ligament needs to be tightened up and that is fairly easy.

"If he were to have surgery, the surgeon would almost certainly use an internal brace, which is a device which you put over the ligament repair and it is incredibly strong.

"It means you are not just relying on scar tissue regaining strength so it would improve his chances of coming back."

The surgery would put Kane out of action for about three months, which may not be much longer than he could be expected to be out anyway.

The England striker has previously shown impressive powers of recovery and is targeting a return to fitness for a potential Champions League final and UEFA Nations League semi-final in June.

Davies, who has operated on Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea players in the past, said Kane's quick recovery rates have not made him more susceptible, neither has a full-on schedule which has barely seen him get any rest over the past few summers.

"There is no merit in him having an extended rest, they are not sending him back too early, it's just that he has got an unstable ankle," Davies added.


Got to be worth doing surely
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He will probably wait to see if we progress in the CL before making any decision on surgery. Even if by some miracle we were to get to the final would it make any sense for him to be reinstated in the team and disrupt the rhythm of the team?

It’s a difficult decision for him personally...would an operation end his chances of either playing in a CL final or a transfer away at the end of the season if we don’t qualify.

From the club’s perspective it would be better to have the operation now and be ready for the start of next season as he is unable to help us qualify for next season’s CL anyway, and would be a risk to play him in a final if we got there.
 
Harry-Kari said:
He will probably wait to see if we progress in the CL before making any decision on surgery. Even if by some miracle we were to get to the final would it make any sense for him to be reinstated in the team and disrupt the rhythm of the team?

It’s a difficult decision for him personally...would an operation end his chances of either playing in a CL final or a transfer away at the end of the season if we don’t qualify.

From the club’s perspective it would be better to have the operation now and be ready for the start of next season as he is unable to help us qualify for next season’s CL anyway, and would be a risk to play him in a final if we got there.
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Yea fair point and I'd still rather him playing for us if we did manage to get there.

He would deserve to lift the trophy, I can't believe I'm talking about Spurs wining the Champions League LOL
 
Sounds like this surgeon is touting for work as I'm guessing this procedure isn't offered as part of the NHS!?
 
If going under the knife is what's needed, then just get on with it. Why wait around on the slim chance we get to the CL final on 1st June. If that means he's not available for England in June then that's a shame for the player and the country but so be it. We know he can be quite ropey on his first 2 or 3 games after injury anyway.

For the golfers amongst us, you will know that the left ankle comes under a lot of pressure for right handers. Everything twists onto that left side of the swing is good. I know Kane is a mad keen golfer and has installed a golf simulator in his house. He recently had his first scratch round. He needs to forget about that sport for a while as well as hard as that will be in the summer.
 
Poch needs to make the decision for him. Kane doesn't run the club so if he needs the surgery he will have to accept it and get on with it.
 
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