Nogueira Decides To Have Surgery On His Arm Afterall

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The last diagnostic given by John Itamura, who evaluated the injury suffered by Rodrigo “Minotauroâ€￾ Nogueira when fighting Frank Mir, as he was submitted by a kimura and which resulted in a humerus break, was that the heavyweight fighter wouldn’t have to go through surgery. But it seems like the plans have changed. Rodrigo was operated last Friday (16th) at Vail, Colorado, and the surgery was a success. The doctors say he might return to training in June. Rodrigo went to Vail and went through new tests, which pointed out the need of the surgery. His biceps weren't touched during the process. The “entranceâ€￾ was made on the triceps, what means he won’t lose strength on this very arm.

So in June he will just return to training, that means that in the best of scenarios he will return to the octagon in September or October. Now, that is a long layoff considering his age, that's not good.

 

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"Mr. Nogueira suffered a complex fracture to his humerus," his surgeon said on Nogueira's blog. "The fracture began in the middle of the bone and extended to the elbow region. Unfortunately, the radial nerve (one of the main nerves lending a feeling of power to the hands) was damaged. The operation involved an incision behind the arm. The nerve was removed from the location of the fracture and treated. The fracture was fixed with a plate and 16 screws, and now, less than 12 hours post-op, his hand functions are returning and the bone is mending."

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