Boa Morte was taken to hospital with his knee in a brace and further tests will determine whether he needs surgery.

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Earlier on Saturday in Spain Real Betis defender Miki Roque, a former Liverpool youth player, announced he needs surgery on a malignant tumour in his pelvis.

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While Joe Ledley is playing through the pain barrier as he needs hip surgery.

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Shanklin misses the Lions tour as he needs reconstructive surgery on his shoulder that will keep him out for 16 weeks.

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What if he needs another surgery on his eye?

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"If my son ever needs any heart surgery he will never go to Bristol Children's Hospital again, " said Ms Puaca.

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Mr. Ellis says he began to understand the legitimacy of their different sleep needs after he was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2008, had surgery to treat it and stopped getting tired in the afternoon.

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But he thinks much more attention needs to be shifted to developing better surgery methods that will allow surgeons to operate on more patients.

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He needs to have a cancerous tumour on his kidney removed, but his surgery has been repeatedly cancelled.

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