23 hours Ago By Dean Boyle
This Springbok veteran is scheduled to undergo the knife and the surgery will determine his Bok future. Springboks veteran, Steven Kitshoff Bok future is under jeopardy after his recent neck injury . Moreover, he will be going for fusion surgery to his neck next week.
SPRINGBOKS VETERAN TO UNDERGO SERIOUS SURGERY Springboks prop, Kitshoff is scheduled to undergo surgery on 20 November 2024. Meanwhile, Kitshoff is scheduled to undergo fusion surgery to his neck. The surgery is scheduled to take place next week on 20 November 2024, as reported on “I don’t have any pain.
I only have a fusion [surger y], Kitshoff stated on SARugbyMag . Therefore, this surgery will determine the outcome of Kitshoff rugby future. ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT, PENDING SURGERY RECOVERY Ultimately, neck injuries are career-defining and seldom result in players returning.
However, Kitshoff is feeling good physically and an official announcement will be made in the coming months, following the surgery. “With Kitshoff, I think there is quite a bit of an assessment phase still going on. Whatever announcement needs to be made, I think we should, hopefully, in the next month or two get some sort of clarity on what his position is, “Currently, as far as I understand, he is doing quite a lot of travelling at the moment, so it sounds like he’s in good spirits.
I don’t know, physically, if that is also translating,” Springbok team doctor Jerome Mampane stated. Ultimately, he was hesitant to commit to any update due to the sensitive nature of this injury. Fingers crossed, good luck Kitshoff! SEND KITSHOFF YOUR GOOD LUCK MESSAGES AS THE BOK VETERAN GETS READY FOR CAREER-DEFINING SURGERY Let us know by clicking on the comment tab below.
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