Djed Spence’s ‘90%’ Leeds United injury report and ‘freak’ training tackle
Djed Spence injured a lateral ligament in his knee while training with Leeds United last week, and he will be out for several weeks before he can return.
A bizarre accident caused Djed Spence’s knee injury, which will keep him out of action for the next eight weeks. According to head of medicine and performance Rob Price, the right-back went into a tackle in training and saw his foot fall from underneath him.
The penultimate encounter to fit inside Spence’s eight-week period is Plymouth Argyle’s visit to Elland Road before the November international break. That Plymouth game should be within his grasp if the 23-year-old follows the healing path of 90% of footballers with torn lateral knee ligaments.
“Djed was really unfortunate,” Price explained on The Official Leeds United Podcast. “He went into a training challenge last week, his foot slipped from underneath him, and he ruptured the lateral ligament in his knee.”
“Ninety percent of these heal reasonably well in eight weeks.” We use injections to stimulate healing in that area, as well as to protect it, and his rehabilitation is based on it.
“So, he’s a week into this, and we’re just moving really, really slowly, but it’s a freak accident.” Anyone might have been affected.”
Spence was unlucky to have another Leeds player fall on his leg after his foot slipped, causing the ligament to snap, according to Price. Despite the fact that the procedure is still in its early stages, Price has been impressed with how the Tottenham Hotspur loanee has addressed his recuperation.
“His foot slipped and it slips as he’s in a challenge, someone falls on his leg and pushes him into a level where the ligament can’t tolerate it, so it snaps, but what I would say about him, as with all the players, is already his attitude to doing what’s right and to making sure he’s going to be okay has been first class,” he stated.
“We’ll work on him over the next few weeks.” We hope he is one of the 90% who arrive within eight weeks.
“If he doesn’t, there’s things we can do beyond that, but there’s certainly nothing extra you’d do at this stage when he’s got a good chance of being back in with us some time in November.”
