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Maybe Michael is under more danger than we had previously thought. Here is the latest update on his case from today's Guardian.

Leading footballers like Michael Owen who fly to the United States to be treated for serious knee injuries by the top surgeon Richard Steadman are putting themselves at risk of suffering the potentially fatal deep-vein thrombosis, a senior British sports doctor has claimed.

Steve Bollen, Bradford City's club doctor and founder of the British Orthopedic Sports Trauma Association, has claimed there are plenty of doctors in the UK who are capable of treating such injuries. But athletes are turning increasingly towards Steadman's Colorado clinic to receive treatment. "It's often the agents, rather than the players, who have the idea they can only be treated in the US," Bollen said.

Steadman has operated on many of Britain's leading sportsmen who have suffered knee injuries, including Alan Shearer and the England cricketer Simon Jones, and Owen is due at his clinic later this summer for surgery as the England striker seeks to recover from the knee injury that ended his World Cup. Bollen has told the latest issue of Hospital Doctor that he was preparing to treat one top British player when suddenly he was sent to the US to be treated by Steadman.

"It was very bad - the player's leg was filling with blood," he said. "Next thing, the agent had packed him off on an 11-hour flight to Colorado with his leg in a brace." And that despite the fact Bollen had recommended the player should not fly for at least four weeks.

<blockquote data-quote="Bar the Bull" data-source="post: 2082033" data-attributes="member: 64931">Maybe Michael is under more danger than we had previously thought.&nbsp; Here is the latest update on his case from today&#039;s Guardian.Leading footballers like Michael Owen who fly to the United States to be treated for serious knee injuries by the top surgeon Richard Steadman are putting themselves at risk of suffering the potentially fatal deep-vein thrombosis, a senior British sports doctor has claimed.Steve Bollen, Bradford City&#039;s club doctor and founder of the British Orthopedic Sports Trauma Association, has claimed there are plenty of doctors in the UK who are capable of treating such injuries. But athletes are turning increasingly towards Steadman&#039;s Colorado clinic to receive treatment. &quot;It&#039;s often the agents, rather than the players, who have the idea they can only be treated in the US,&quot; Bollen said.Steadman has operated on many of Britain&#039;s leading sportsmen who have suffered knee injuries, including Alan Shearer and the England cricketer Simon Jones, and Owen is due at his clinic later this summer for surgery as the England striker seeks to recover from the knee injury that ended his World Cup. Bollen has told the latest issue of Hospital Doctor that he was preparing to treat one top British player when suddenly he was sent to the US to be treated by Steadman.&quot;It was very bad - the player&#039;s leg was filling with blood,&quot; he said. &quot;Next thing, the agent had packed him off on an 11-hour flight to Colorado with his leg in a brace.&quot; And that despite the fact Bollen had recommended the player should not fly for at least four weeks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bar the Bull, post: 2082033, member: 64931"] Maybe Michael is under more danger than we had previously thought. Here is the latest update on his case from today's [i]Guardian[/i]. Leading footballers like Michael Owen who fly to the United States to be treated for serious knee injuries by the top surgeon Richard Steadman are putting themselves at risk of suffering the potentially fatal deep-vein thrombosis, a senior British sports doctor has claimed. Steve Bollen, Bradford City's club doctor and founder of the British Orthopedic Sports Trauma Association, has claimed there are plenty of doctors in the UK who are capable of treating such injuries. But athletes are turning increasingly towards Steadman's Colorado clinic to receive treatment. "It's often the agents, rather than the players, who have the idea they can only be treated in the US," Bollen said. Steadman has operated on many of Britain's leading sportsmen who have suffered knee injuries, including Alan Shearer and the England cricketer Simon Jones, and Owen is due at his clinic later this summer for surgery as the England striker seeks to recover from the knee injury that ended his World Cup. Bollen has told the latest issue of Hospital Doctor that he was preparing to treat one top British player when suddenly he was sent to the US to be treated by Steadman. "It was very bad - the player's leg was filling with blood," he said. "Next thing, the agent had packed him off on an 11-hour flight to Colorado with his leg in a brace." And that despite the fact Bollen had recommended the player should not fly for at least four weeks. [/QUOTE]

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