Six Nations 2010: Scotland wing Thom Evans returns to Glasgow after neck operations

By Brendan Gallagher Published: 11:19AM GMT twenty-six February 2010

Recuperation: Thom Evans has praised healing caring he perceived in Wales Photo: PA

Evans postulated a vicious damage during the Six Nations Championship compare opposite Wales in Cardiff on February thirteen and was rught away certified to the University Hospital Wales.

The Glasgow Warrior, who trafficked to Glasgow by air yesterday, praised the staff of the sanatorium as well as those on avocation at the Millennium Stadium on the day of the match.

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"The caring I perceived in Cardiff was outstanding," says Evans. "I owe a good debt of thankfulness to my main surgeon Sashin Ahuja and neuro surgeon John Martin who accompanied me in the ambulance and who was benefaction during my initial operation.

"I cannot appreciate sufficient the Scotland group doctor, James Robson, physiotherapist Lisa Casey and WRU alloy Mike Fardy for their impassioned professionalism while on the Millennium Stadium pitch.

"I have been vacant and changed by the majority most messages of await from well-wishers inside and outward the rugby universe who have taken the time to send me and my family their majority appropriate wishes."

Ahuja, a spinal surgery consultant, commended the Scottish Rugby Union and Welsh Rugby Union healing teams for the high customary of caring Thom perceived on the pitch.

"I was examination the diversion and could see the healing caring supposing on the representation was excellent," Ahuja said.

"Thom was certified with a really inconstant damage to his neck. He was scanned and operated on inside of hours of admission.

"The initial operation was vicious to strengthen the spinal connective tissue as the vertebra had slipped. This was achieved on the Saturday night and was successful with Thom display evident signs of recovery.

"After the second operation, Thom right away feels that he can proceed his liberation in earnest.

"He will be in a neck cuff for at slightest 6 weeks to concede the soft tissue to heal and his caring has been eliminated to a sanatorium in Glasgow for outpatient and reconstruction treatment.

"On interest of all the staff concerned in caring for Thom, we instruct him all the majority appropriate in the future."

Scotland group alloy Robson added: "We have witnessed the rugby and healing family groups behaving as one to safeguard Thom has perceived the really majority appropriate of treatment, only as Chris Paterson did in the issue of his kidney damage and we are majority grateful."