The Colombian James Rodriguez was operated in Murcia by Dr. Mariano de Prado, trauma specialists, and already intervened in the same injury to Xabi Alonso in August 2012. The Madrid issued a new medical report on the state of Colombia, "James has been involved in a fractured fifth metatarsal of his right foot. the surgery was successfully performed by Dr. Mariano de Prado under the supervision of Dr. Jesús Olmo, physician Real Madrid C. F ".
The player traveled to Murcia city, accompanied by Dr. Olmo, Juan Camilo (Madrid press officer) and a friend. The trip was made in a private plane that departed from the Executive Terminal at Barajas airport, where he could seen lounging on crutches.
The footballer was operated in the former San Carlos clinical fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the right foot and the recovery period estimated in the best case, it will be two months. That was the time it took Xabi returning to the pitch.
However, other players with the same ailment have a longer convalescence. Marcelo suffered the same mishap in October 2012 and returned to the pitch three and half months later. A Negredo, this same course, cost him four months back.
James, at best, be lost nine games of the season (against Athletic, Sports, Elche, Villarreal, Athletic, Levante, Barcelona, Granada and Rayo Vallecano) and the knockout stages of the Champions League against Schalke 04 .
For now, at the Calderon, low will be covered by Illarramendi or Khedira since Modric has left nearly a month to return to the pitch. Real Madrid, in any case, has joined a midfielder in the winter market, Lucas Silva, whose debut is still pending.
As for Sergio Ramos, doctors wait another 24 hours for the exact scope of his hamstring injury, which also occurred in the match against Sevilla, but the forecast is that it will be out for three weeks. Therefore, it is not in the knockout round of the Champions League in Gelsenkirchen, nor against Atletico, Sports and Elche.
