Emerson Royal begins innovative treatment for serious injury

Emerson Royalright-back of Tottenham, he once again suffered from pain in the patellar tendon, an important ligament in the knee for movement of the joint. Thus, the Brazilian underwent an innovative procedure, which consists of implanting stem cells to treat the injury, which began last week.

Even though the injury is old, discovered a year ago, the area has become a discomfort for the athlete again in recent months. The results of the tests carried out by the player showed calcification (bone formation), which hindered the healing process of the injury and caused some pain for the right-back.

Therefore, with an eye on these developments of the problem, Emerson Royal has not entered the field since the beginning of March, when he played his last match for Tottenham, against Crystal Palace. At the moment, the player is going through the process of replacing stem cells, which are removed from the body itself, from the bone marrow, and applied to accelerate recovery from various injuries.

“The effectiveness rate of the procedure is 100%. The patient’s own cells are used without any risk of rejection, and the cells are used to reduce inflammation, heal and regenerate lesions in up to 70% less time than the original deadline. If an injury has 30 days to heal, we can, with the use of the appropriate technique, heal it in up to ten days”, said the Dr. Luiz Felipe Carvalhodoctor responsible for the treatment.

According to the player, the pain in the region has improved significantly since the start of the procedure. “I couldn’t take a step, I had no strength, it hurt a lot, a few days after (the treatment) I no longer felt any pain, then we did the second application to make the tendon stronger, but I no longer felt any pain”, said Emerson Royal.