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A look at the latest injury news from around the world.

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Uruguay may believe Luis Suarez will be fit for their first World Cup game but a three-week turnaround is pushing it for a meniscus injury. The meniscus is a piece of cartilage in the knee that acts as a cushion between the thigh and shin bones. From the sound of it, Suarez has a minor tear. Normally there are two options to heal this: remove the damaged cartilage or try to repair it. Cutting out a section is a quicker procedure than repairing it, which can take several months. Suarez is likely to have had only some cartilage removed. It can take up to six weeks for a player to recover. Once the . swelling has gone down he will work in the pool and use an Alter-G . treadmill to recover the knee movement without putting a lot of weight . on it. He will probably use a Game Ready — a wrap that can compress and . ice the knee for long periods at a time. With . muscle strains, physios have all sorts of tricks up their sleeves but . recovering from surgery requires a combination of rest and careful . management. In the spotlight: Luis Suarez is mobbed by fans as he leaves hospital following knee surgery . Swarm: A large crowd gather around Suarez as he leaves hospital in Montevideo after being operated on . The scene: A view of the facade of the Medica Uruguaya hospital where Suarez was operated on .