Pietersen hospitalised after injury setback
Posted on Aug 11, 2009 at 20:35 | Updated Aug 12, 2009 at 00:40
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London: Kevin Pietersen has been forced to return to hospital after suffering an infection in scar tissue following his Achilles surgery.
The 29-year-old was forced to go under the knife after struggling through the first two Tests of the Ashes series against Australia. Pietersen played in the matches at Cardiff and Lord's before succumbing to the injury, ruling him out for the rest of the series.
The injury first flared during England's tour of the Caribbean last winter and after hobbling through matches at Cardiff and Lord's thanks to painkilling injections, South African-born Pietersen was forced to see a specialist.
An immediate decision to operate was taken on July 22 in a bid to get the former England captain back in action for some of the one-day series against Australia in September.
The England and Wales Cricket Board in a statement released on Tuesday reported: "Kevin Pietersen will be discharged from hospital tomorrow (Wednesday) after experiencing a complication of the wound made during surgery on his injured right Achilles two-and-a-half weeks ago.
"He was seen by a wound care specialist yesterday (Monday) and will receive a course of antibiotics in order to exclude infection.
"Medical advice is that a complication can occur post-surgery and indeed resulted in this case, despite Kevin closely following specialist advice on management of the wound.
"He will be reassessed by the specialist later this week and will return to his planned programme of rehabilitation once the wound has fully healed."
The ECB originally estimated he would be out for around six weeks after having an operation to correct the problem.
However, a complication has now occurred with the scar, forcing Pietersen to return to hospital for further treatment.
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