'Injury Bad News': Korea Electric Power Corp.'s Elian Knees Surgery...Possibility of 'Season Out' ↑

'Injury Bad News': Korea Electric Power Corp.'s Elian Knees Surgery...Possibility of 'Season Out' ↑

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"Cuba striker" Luis Elian Estrada (24, registered name Elian), who led the men's professional volleyball Korea Electric Power Corp. to its first five consecutive wins, is likely to be replaced due to bad injury.

An official from the KEPCO team said, "As a result of a detailed examination such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) regarding Elian's left knee injury, I was diagnosed with a ruptured tendon and medial collateral ligament."

Elian is scheduled to undergo surgery on the same day, and it is expected to take about six months to fully recover, so the club is seriously considering whether to replace foreign players as the "season out" becomes inevitable.

An official of the club said, "According to the doctor's opinion that surgery is needed immediately, Elian will undergo surgery today at H Hospital," adding, "We plan to watch and decide the results of the surgery because foreign players must be replaced if they are pre-treated for more than two months."

Elian scored 24 points in an away game against Hyundai Capital at Cheonan Yu Gwan-soon Gymnasium on the 6th, leading to a 3-2 win in a full set and an opening five consecutive games, but injured his ankle at the end of the fifth set.

He hurt his knee while slipping in the process of landing after finishing the attack, which was the last score at 24-22.

Elian has played his part as the team's "main gun" so far, leading the opening five-game winning streak for the first time since KEPCO joined the professional league in 2009.

In particular, he exploded 37 points in the game against OK Savings Bank on the 2nd, leading the 3-2 victory. 안전놀이터