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Hong Kong surgeon who saved Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s career back in hometown to share experience with fellow medics

Pittsburgh-based orthopaedic specialist Freddie Fu shot to worldwide fame after his successful operation on the Manchester United superstar’s knee

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Dr Freddie Fu and colleague Volker Musahl with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photo: Freddie Fu
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Freddie Fu Ho-keung, the Hong Kong-raised surgeon who shot to global fame after saving the career of Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is back in his hometown this week to share his experiences with fellow practitioners at a public lecture at the Prince Wales Hospital on Friday.

The David Silver professor and chairman of the Orthopaedic Surgery Department of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine made headlines around the world when he successfully repaired Ibrahimovic’s ruptured knee ligaments in April.

Swedish superstar Ibrahimovic has since rejoined United.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs a United shirt for Dr Freddie Fu. Photo: Freddie Fu
Zlatan Ibrahimovic signs a United shirt for Dr Freddie Fu. Photo: Freddie Fu

“Professor Fu has spent many years in the US but still has a strong bond with us,” said Professor Patrick Yung Shu-hang, who leads the sports medicine team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital.

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“Many young Hong Kong doctors who want to develop their profession in orthopaedic surgery go to the States to study under him.

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