[新聞] Everton striker Vaughan undergoes delayed surgery
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VERTON STRIKER CRISIS
Everton striker Vaughan undergoes delayed surgery
By Soccernet staff
December 18, 2008
Everton striker James Vaughan has finally undergone surgery on his right
knee, four weeks after first twisting the joint in training.
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Vaughan travelled to Colorado earlier this month to visit the renowned
American specialist Dr Richard Steadman who has previously operated on the
20-year-old to remedy serious problems with his left knee.
However, Steadman was forced to cancel the surgery after breaking his arm in
a skiing accident.
As a consequence Everton and Vaughan were forced to seek help in England,
with the young striker going under the knife yesterday to repair lateral
cartilage damage.
''James had his operation yesterday [Wednesday] and everything went very
well,'' confirmed Steve Round, Everton's assistant manager.
''We now wish him a speedy recovery, and hopefully he should be fit before
the end of the season. But we will have to keep a tab on that and see how it
goes over the next few weeks.''
Everton will hope Vaughan's rehabilitation is both successful and speedy as
the club is gripped by a striker crisis, with Vaugahn one of four frontmen
laid low with injury, although Victor Anichebe and Louis Saha are both
closing in on a return.
Yakubu, the Goodison Park club's main striker, is out for the season after
rupturing his Achilles tendon during last month's 1-0 away win over Tottenham
Hotspur.
Anichebe missed the 1-0 win at Manchester City with a back injury last
weekend, whilst Saha has sat out the last three weeks with hamstring trouble.
Both players are due to undergo fitness tests over the weekend with regard to
the possibility of figuring in Monday's game with Chelsea at Goodison Park.
Everton have subsequently been linked with transfer window moves in January
for former Toffeeman James Beattie, Portsmouth's David Nugent and Michael
Owen of Newcastle.
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