Bronco Yow Yeh faces more ankle surgery

[Tigerdave]

Wayne Heming AAP

Shattered Brisbane winger Jharal Yow Yeh is facing another bout of surgery on his badly injured ankle which has not aligned correctly since a major operation in May.

Yow Yeh underwent six operations and had skin grafts and plastic surgery before leading orthopedic surgeon Dr Peter Myers finally put his right ankle back in position with a plate and nine screws.

But the 22-year-old Australian and Queensland flyer has been booked in for more surgery in a Brisbane private hospital next Tuesday.

It's understood his bone is not setting in the right position and needs to be re-aligned.

He might have to have the bone he shattered through his skin re-broken and reset.

"I don't know exactly what he has to have done but it's not minor," said Brisbane operations manager Andrew Gee on Wednesday.

Yow Yeh snapped the bone above his ankle playing against South Sydney in Perth in March.

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Sounds very familiar to what Taniela went through

 

[LaT]

He has youth on his side, but it does sound eerily familiar.

 

[happy_tiger]

For Yow Yeh's sake I hope he makes a full recovery

The one thing he has going for him he would be 15kgs lighter than TNT which means there will be far less stress on the bone and ankle

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Poor kid, it would be a shame to see him go the way of TNT.

 

[westTAHger]

Poor kid, it would be a shame to see him go the way of TNT.

I agree. be very surprised if we see him on field before round 15 in 2013 season.
don't like seeing this happen to any player.
robs us of witnessing them reaching their full ability.

as mentioned earlier he has youth on his side, so it maybe a few years before we see him in full flight.

 

[Guest]

I won't be surprised if the poor bloke never plays again.

 

[Tigerdave]

I won't be surprised if the poor bloke never plays again.

Yeah considering the amount of operations he's already had on it. Be a real shame, he's a very good player.