Doctors advised Pope Francis to have knee surgery as soon as possible

The Vatican is silent Pope Francis suffers every hour but he makes sure that the doctors tell him that the severe pain is caused by gonarthrosisthat’s one arthrosis of the right knee. The version spread that his doctors recommended he undergo surgery as soon as possible.

Since the Pope’s trip to Malta earlier this month, Francis’ illness has worsened. It’s about yourupture of the ligament of the right knee because of the posture and wandering of the Pope who is ashamed of an old illness: inflammation of the sciatic nerve condemning him to be limp and suffer crises and severe pain.

Papa he turned 85 in December and was in good general health, after the surgery he underwent on July 4 at Gemelli Hospital in Rome to remove 30 centimeters of large intestine due to infection of the diverticula.

Acute osteoarthritis of the knee causes irreversible degeneration of cartilage.

The Pope said on several occasions that doctors explained to him that relief could be slow but “you have to be patient”.

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But in recent days he has had to be suspended or sit back at ceremonies staying seated.

He was also absent from one of the meetings of the Council of Cardinals, which met for three days at the Vatican Apostolic Palace and suspended spectators, including Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.

On Wednesday, his arrival at the open-air general audience in San Pedro was a test. He was seen struggling to get out of the open carriage in the tabernacle of the basilica and walked on the arm presented by Father Leonardo Sapiensa, Regent of the Pontifical Household, to the audience box.

“A long and tedious road”, wrote the “Corriere della Sera”.

It has reached the point where your ability to move is severely affected. To the faithful in the square, the Pope said at the end of the audience: “I apologize for the sitting greetingBut I can’t stand for long. It’s a problem that gets worse over time. “

That is why doctors advised her to have surgery. Is about a mild intervention with partial epidural anesthesia or spinal which takes an hour, for the patient to place the prosthesis in the right knee.

The next day you can get up and go to the hospital, if everything goes well, takes two to six daysexplains the medical literature. Rehabilitation should be rigorous and estimated within two or three weeks the Pope may return to normal activity, which will be completed at least one or two months later.

Vatican correspondent

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