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Brazil's Ronaldo has leg surgery
(AP)
Updated: 2006-07-17 09:55
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil striker Ronaldo had minor surgery Saturday to
remove calcifications on his left leg.
The calcifications had caused the Real Madrid player pain in recent
months, said Ronald's spokesman Paulo Julio Clement. He is expected to
leave the Pasteur Hospital in Rio de Janeiro by early Sunday.
Ronaldo will be sidelined for four weeks. He is expected to remain in
Brazil for two weeks before returning to Spain for physical therapy.
Ronaldo scored three times at the World Cup before Brazil was eliminated
in the quarterfinals after a 1-0 loss to eventual runner-up France. He
became the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 15 goals.
Brazil national team doctor Jose Luiz Runco performed the surgery, and
Real Madrid doctor Alfonso del Corral was present for the procedure,
which lasted less than two hours.
The 29-year-old had two serious injuries earlier in his career. In 1999,
he injured his knee with Inter Milan and needed surgery. A year later, he
twisted the same knee and was sidelined for several months after another
surgery.
He recovered to help lead Brazil to its fifth world title in 2002. He was
the tournament's top scorer with eight goals in seven matches --
including two in the final against Germany.
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