Positive knee news for Owen
Michael Owen has handed Newcastle a boost after scans revealed the extent of his injury.
Michael Owen has handed Newcastle a boost after scans showed only his anterior cruciate ligament was ruptured whilst away on international duty.The 26-year-old's miserable World Cup came to an end in England's last group game against Sweden when he fell awkwardly and damaged his knee.
It had been feared that Owen had suffered both anterior and medial damage but this worry has now been allayed after a series of tests.
Owen is now all set to have surgery in America early next week, with top knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman to meet with the England hit-man.
Steadman has previously worked wonders with both Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy, with Owen in a confident mood despite the fact he will likely be out of action until the New Year.
"We've had all the scans done over here, basically we're thinking from what the scans say that it's a cruciate," Owen told the club's official website
"It's a rupture, you can't see the cruciate on the scan so it's obviously floating about somewhere in the knee, but apart from that there is minimal damage.
"There is nothing else that needs operating on, so that is a big bonus.
"Not so much of a bonus in terms of time limits, but just in coming back where you have just one injury to come back from and not plenty of things going on in your knee."
