Aug 12 2009
The ECB have confirmed that Kevin Pietersen will leave hospital on Wednesday after having treatment for an infection to a wound made during his recent round of Achilles surgery.
The 29-year-old had hoped to be back in action in around six weeks after going under the knife, but his return may be delayed slightly due to the complication.
An ECB statement confirmed: "Kevin Pietersen will be discharged from hospital tomorrow (Wednesday) after experiencing a complication of the wound made during surgery on his injured right Achilles two and a half weeks ago.
"He was seen by a wound care specialist and will receive a course of antibiotics in order to exclude infection.
"Medical advice is that a complication can occur post-surgery and indeed resulted in this case, despite Kevin closely following specialist advice on management of the wound.
"He will be reassessed by the specialist later this week and will return to his planned programme of rehabilitation once the wound has fully healed."
Pietersen went under the knife last month after struggling to play a full part in the first two Ashes Tests and had already been ruled out of the remainder of the series, having aggravated the long-standing problem during the second Test victory at Lord's.
He has been troubled by the problem since England's tour to the West Indies in March.
He reported further discomfort following his stint in the Indian Premier League in April and was then forced to miss the one-day series against the Windies when they toured England in May.
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