Helena Oma tears her anterior cruciate ligament and misses the rest of the season

MADRID, 18 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Spanish international and Casademont Zaragoza player Helena Oma suffers a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and damage to the internal meniscus, the club confirmed this Saturday, meaning she will miss the rest of the season.

“Casademont Zaragoza informs that after retiring last Thursday from the match against Baxi Ferrol, QuirónSalud has carried out medical tests on our player Helena Oma. She has been diagnosed with a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and involvement of the internal meniscus,” the Aragonese entity reported. .

Oma debuted with the Spanish women’s team on November 9 in the victory of Miguel Méndez’s team against Croatia (65-70), a match corresponding to the first day of the qualifying phase for Eurobasket; In her seven minutes on the court, the forward from Terrassa contributed five rebounds and two assists.

“We thank Quirónsalud, Casademont Zaragoza’s official medical service, for the excellent treatment provided, as well as the excellent care of our player and we remain attentive to her evolution,” concluded the Zaragoza club.