Victor Osimhen Required Six Plates, 18 Screws For Operation

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen required six plates and 18 screws to stabilize his fractures totalling 20 after Tuesday’s operations, the surgeon who conducted the operation revealed.

Gianpaolo Tartaro, the maxillofacial surgeon who worked on the Nigerian admitted that it was one of the toughest surgeries” of his career in a most chilling medical report card ever seen in recent years.
The collar bone and eye socket injuries are considered bad enough to stop the Napoli striker from playing at the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

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Osimhen sustained the injuries as he contested an aerial ball with Milan Skriniar.

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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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Victor Osimhen Required Six Plates, 18 Screws For Operation – Surgeon

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