Pant was having a ligament tear in his right leg. On January 4, he was airlifted from Dehradun to Mumbai and got admitted to Kokilaben hospital in Andheri under the direct supervision of Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala, the head of the Centre for Sports Medicine, and Director of Arthroscopy & Shoulder Service at the hospital.

On January 6 morning, Dr. Pardiwala and their team conducted surgery on Pant which almost went for more than two hours.

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According to one of the sources, "Post-surgery on day 4 (Tuesday), Risabh was mobilized from the bed for the first time after the surgery. He got up from the bed and with support, stood for a few seconds. He will further be mobilized with the help of a walker and he will be in the hospital for another week. He will require extensive rehab."

Mid-day took an opinion from medical experts on how much time it takes for one to recover from such an injury, especially if the person is an athlete. Speaking to mid-day, Dr. Gautam Tawari consultant orthopedic and Sports surgeon at Nanavati Max Hospital said, "If the ligaments are repaired or reconstructed it takes roughly four to six weeks. Then they can train the legs which take at least two to three months and get ready in around 4.5 months, but it does mean for competitive sports. They have to continue to train their muscles."

He added, "So on average, it takes six months. However, it depends upon the care, diet, medical support, and personal healing power and ability to recover faster. After surgery training of muscles is important."

Another medical expert, Dr Chandan Poddar, Consultant- Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital said, “If it is a slightly stretched ligament i.e grade 1 injury then it can take anywhere between four to six weeks, if it is a grade 2 injury (partial ligament tear) then it can take 12 to 16 weeks to recover as per my experience and if it is grade 3 injury (complete ligament tear) to an athlete then returning back to a competitive level from a knee ligament tear then it will take nine months to one year."

"The person has to undergo rehab for an athlete we take them to all the levels of rehab. There is constant monitoring and reassessment. Strengthening muscles around the knee and hip, stability training. It is a very holistic management. Apart from this, there is a sports psychologist, sports nutritionist, and other experts to help the one recover," Dr Poddar added.