Hope it doesn't delay his comeback.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/12/06/1165081020185.html
Jake Niall
December 7, 2006
COLLINGWOOD'S All-Australian forward Alan Didak, recovering from a knee reconstruction, could have his return delayed by a hand operation.
Didak, who was hoping to return in the opening few rounds of 2007 in what would be a relatively quick return from a knee reconstruction, had surgery on Monday to repair the tendon in his index finger.
Collingwood's chief of football Geoff Walsh yesterday said that Didak, who "nicked" the extensor tendon in his finger when he slipped over and cut it on a piece of glass at home, would have the finger in a splint for four to six weeks.
Walsh said while it wasn't major surgery, and Didak was not yet able to train with his teammates due to his knee, the finger operation would prevent him from doing some cross-training such as boxing and weights.
"He'll have the finger in a splint for four to six weeks," Walsh said. "The tendon needs to obviously mend, so it's an awkward spot."
Asked whether the latest operation would delay Didak's return, Walsh said: "It's probably a bit early to tell. We'll probably know more after Christmas, by January, when he's out of the cast, how he's up and going and what he's doing on his leg."
Didak, Collingwood's 2006 best and fairest, had a knee reconstruction when Collingwood's season ended in the first week of the finals after suffering a small tear to his anterior cruciate ligament — an injury that normally requires a lay-off of at least nine months.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/12/06/1165081020185.html
Jake Niall
December 7, 2006
COLLINGWOOD'S All-Australian forward Alan Didak, recovering from a knee reconstruction, could have his return delayed by a hand operation.
Didak, who was hoping to return in the opening few rounds of 2007 in what would be a relatively quick return from a knee reconstruction, had surgery on Monday to repair the tendon in his index finger.
Collingwood's chief of football Geoff Walsh yesterday said that Didak, who "nicked" the extensor tendon in his finger when he slipped over and cut it on a piece of glass at home, would have the finger in a splint for four to six weeks.
Walsh said while it wasn't major surgery, and Didak was not yet able to train with his teammates due to his knee, the finger operation would prevent him from doing some cross-training such as boxing and weights.
"He'll have the finger in a splint for four to six weeks," Walsh said. "The tendon needs to obviously mend, so it's an awkward spot."
Asked whether the latest operation would delay Didak's return, Walsh said: "It's probably a bit early to tell. We'll probably know more after Christmas, by January, when he's out of the cast, how he's up and going and what he's doing on his leg."
Didak, Collingwood's 2006 best and fairest, had a knee reconstruction when Collingwood's season ended in the first week of the finals after suffering a small tear to his anterior cruciate ligament — an injury that normally requires a lay-off of at least nine months.
