The operation went well.
No complications.
Mathieu Bastareaud, 33, underwent surgery on both knees this Thursday at Jean-Mermoz hospital in Lyon (Rhône).
The former player of the XV of France was on familiar ground, because Doctor Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, who performed the intervention, had already intervened on his left knee in December 2020.
From Monday, December 6, the captain of the LOU will begin a long rehabilitation in the Toulon region, where he has owned a house since his eight-season stint at the RCT.
For this type of injury, you have to wait at least six months to hope to resume service, provided Bastareaud still has the courage or the inclination.
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- Mathieu Bastareaud (@BastaOfficiel) November 29, 2021
The player from Créteil (Val-de-Marne) has accumulated a lot of glitches in recent seasons and has just returned from a hand injury to briefly tread the lawn of the Mayol stadium before being evacuated on a stretcher.
Even if the end of his career is dotted and that he will therefore only have participated in two small pieces of matches in a year, the person concerned does not want to make a decision too hasty.
“It's a long road ahead of me and I know I'm well surrounded with my family, my friends and the club.
I will take the time it takes to get back to 100% And as for my future, I leave myself some time to think, ”he indicated on social networks after leaving the MRI which confirmed a heavy diagnosis.
