During AC Milan’s defeat against Parma (1-0), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (30) was seriously injured during contact with Parma goalkeeper Edoardo Corvi. Losing teeth and suffering a broken jaw, the midfielder was sent to hospital before undergoing surgery on Monday. In a press release, AC Milan gave reassuring news about him.
“ AC Milan announces that Ruben Loftus-Cheek suffered significant facial trauma yesterday, which resulted in a fracture of the alveolar process of the jaw. The player was admitted to the Maxillofacial and Dental Surgery Department of the ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, where he was operated on today by Dr. Luca Autelitano. The intervention to reduce and stabilize the fracture went perfectly. Ruben is doing well and has already been released from the hospital. Estimated recovery time is approximately eight weeks “, we can read.
