'Authurscopic' Surgery Is Key!

Many Hammers fans were aghast when news of Authur Masuaku's knee operation became known, incidentally the news first broke on this site fully half an hour before fellow fans' site KUMB.com, whereas Sullivan's pet site C&H as usual got their facts wrong and stated that the news had first appeared on Graham Howlett's wonderful site.

Masuaku has undergone successful Arthroscopic surgery , a procedure that involves inserting a small camera inside the knee joint. Through other small incisions, instruments can be inserted to repair or remove damaged structures. Arthroscopic knee surgery is often called "scoping the knee" or knee arthroscopy.

Many different surgical procedures are commonly performed arthroscopically were once performed through much larger incisions. The advantage of arthroscopy is being able to perform those surgical procedures without damaging normal structures around the joint. By being less invasive, the hope is there will be less pain and a faster recovery, however, arthroscopic surgery is still a major surgical procedure, involves risks, and requires appropriate postoperative rehabilitation.
It is important to understand the postoperative recovery that will be necessary to achieve a successful result can be lengthy, and as such it is highly unlikely fans will see Masuaku playing again before the beginning of February. Rushing the DR Cogo International back ahead will be counter productive, so David Moyes is really going to have to work things out in 'King Authur's absence, much like he had to during his first tenure as manager when 'The King' was suspended for six games because of 'spittlegate'.

The team coped without him the, and will do so now, but it is generally acknowledged that playing three at the back suits the personal available and as such is the formation that will help keep the club in the top half of the table, Palace on Wednesday night represents another banana skin' fixture that the Irons would most definitely have lost in the past, it will be a measure of just how far Moyes has brought the club on if a positive result can be achieved.

We hope the 'King' can be back alongside the 'General' and all the other 'horsemen of the defendordome' as soon as is practically possible, and wish him a speedy recovery. - Ed