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Australian hockey star amputates finger to play at Olympics
Matt Dawson badly broke a digit on his right hand during team training in Perth two weeks ago, and recovery from surgery to repair it would have taken months.
So, the 30-year-old decided to have the finger removed from the knuckle up in order to take part in his third Games, shocking his team-mates and coach.
He will take to the field with the Kookaburras as they face Argentina on Saturday, just 16 days after he was injured.
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He urgently consulted a plastic surgeon who said that even with surgery to repair the finger - and the long recovery time - it may not regain full function. But if it was amputated, he could be back playing in 10 days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmg7ngkgjeo
So, the 30-year-old decided to have the finger removed from the knuckle up in order to take part in his third Games, shocking his team-mates and coach.
He will take to the field with the Kookaburras as they face Argentina on Saturday, just 16 days after he was injured.
...
He urgently consulted a plastic surgeon who said that even with surgery to repair the finger - and the long recovery time - it may not regain full function. But if it was amputated, he could be back playing in 10 days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmg7ngkgjeo
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