This is the question that the world of tennis asks in relation to the young player from Murcia. because secrecy prevails from his own team and the extent of the injury he suffers to his right wrist is not stated.. The De Quervain’s tenosynovitisthe technical name for the ailment that affects the number 2 on the ATP circuit, could make him lose the season and even force him to change his hitting technique. The risk of the operating room is also there.
This was indicated to EFE José Luis Martínez Romero, specialist in orthopedic surgery and traumatologywho together with Dr. Pedro Guillén directs the Chair of Sports Traumatology at the Catholic University of San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM).
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The tennis player from El Palmar, who started this year in an unbeatable way by winning the Australian Open and the ATP 500 in Doha, It is not clear if he will play at Wimbledon and before that in Queens, two events that will be held on grass, and neither he nor his entourage provide details about the injury, after the tests he has been undergoing.
In fact, there is not even a precise diagnosis by his team and the player himself at a press conference simply said, when he announced his non-presence at the Mutua Madrid Openthat an injury to his right wrist prevented him from participating.
In any case, it has emerged that it is De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, which is the inflammation of the synovial sheath that covers a tendon, in this case that of the thumb of the damaged wrist, and which causes pain, stiffness and functional limitation. It is a common ailment in tennis players and usually occurs due to overload by constantly repeating the same movement.
There are many types of injuries and here it is obvious that we lack information
Given this pain, swelling and difficulty moving the joint, rest, in addition to immobilization, is mandatory to treat this discomfort, as well as the application of ice and the intake of anti-inflammatories. Also the physiotherapy sessions.
“It is a problem that is resolved with rest and treatment in many cases and in that sense it is not something worrying, but There are many types of injuries and here it is obvious that we lack information“said Martínez Romero.
“If it is acute tenosynovitis, recovery is estimated in a period between four and six weeks, but if the injury comes from behind and is chronic, we can already be talking about between three and six months, and that would mean having to say goodbye to the current season.“he added.
In the worst case scenario there could be a bone injury or the triangular fibrocartilage, which is a type of meniscus like that of the knees and which joins the radius with the tip of the ulna and gives stability to the wrist, could break and that would entail surgical intervention.
The complications could even cause Carlos to have to change his hitting technique.
“At the moment We are talking about speculations but if there is no injury to the tendon and there is no degeneration, the recovery is total.but long; but the complications could even motivate Carlos to have to change his hitting technique,” explained Martínez Romero, who wishes the Palmareño the best of recoveries.
