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Worcester lock Michael Fatialofa walking unaided in recovery from serious neck injury
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Worcester lock Michael Fatialofa has been filmed walking unaided as he continues his recovery from a serious neck injury.
The 27-year-old second row suffered the injury in Worcester’s 62-5 Premiership loss at Saracens on January 4.
He was diagnosed with a spinal contusion, a serious condition which causes compression on the spine and had surgery to relieve the pressure on his spinal cord caused by bruising and swelling.
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Fatialofa spent four weeks in London’s St Mary’s Hospital – three of which were in intensive care – before moving to Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s world-renowned spinal injury unit.
However, the former Hurricanes player’s wife, Tatiana, posted a video on his Instagram story of him walking during his rehabilitation.
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