Overview
- Roa said MRI and clinical follow-up confirmed a medial meniscus tear with significant inflammation and traumatic patellar bursitis.
- She cannot currently play football or run and is following a conservative plan with analgesics, anti-inflammatories, chondroprotectors and physiotherapy, reserving surgery as a last option.
- The December 8 attack occurred near Marseille’s Opéra as she waited for a taxi after attending a sports event at the Vélodrome.
- According to local accounts, she was injured while intervening to help a friend during the altercation, and she later filed a formal complaint after receiving initial medical care.
- Roa said the assault aggravated a previous left-ankle injury, weakening ligaments and leg muscles that were still recovering.