Dmytro Babeliuk, a sports doctor known for his work with Rukh Lviv, commented on the return to the field after a serious injury of Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Mykola Shaparenko, who came on as a substitute in the Ukrainian championship match against Dnipro-1 (0:1) last Sunday.
"I'm happy for Mykola Shaparenko, who played for the first time after a tendon injury.
I didn't touch on this topic on purpose to see when the player would return. And once again to analyse my forecast and compare it with that of UAF-Dynamo, who predicted Kolya's recovery in 3(!) weeks.
A tendon injury is a serious thing. Poor blood supply to the area, serious limits during rehabilitation, gradual loads. This is the basis and foundation that makes it impossible to recover from such an injury within 3 weeks. That is why on the day the news came out, I immediately wrote that the recovery would take longer. As you can see, Mykola played 7 weeks after the injury was announced. Not in 3 weeks.
That's why I want the medical services, together with the press services of the clubs and the national team, to be more responsible to the fans when it comes to predicting the recovery time of their favourite players," Babeliuk wrote on his telegram channel.