{"id":32725,"date":"2025-07-28T16:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32725"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:24:48","slug":"how-did-bronze-play-euro-2025-with-fractured-tibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=32725","title":{"rendered":"How did Bronze play Euro 2025 with fractured tibia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-fmt1c3-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-2z7a81-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1km5m62-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o7l2o2-BylineWrapper e19uhciu17\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jfvlft-ContributorContainer e19uhciu16\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-a7lnn6-Container-ContributorDetails e19uhciu13\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-12jkbjf-Text-TextContributorName e19uhciu6\">Ciaran Varley<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-157fow5-Text e19uhciu10\">BBC Sport Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jfvlft-ContributorContainer e19uhciu16\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-a7lnn6-Container-ContributorDetails e19uhciu13\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-12jkbjf-Text-TextContributorName e19uhciu6\">Emma Middleton<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-157fow5-Text e19uhciu10\">BBC Sport journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1rno81a-Divider e19uhciu15\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1n2i08q-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo2\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1q1gjvm-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-1dqo2s-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">28 July 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Can a professional footballer play with a fractured leg?<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following Sunday&#8217;s Euro 2025 final win over Spain, England defender Lucy Bronze revealed she had done just that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cwy5vvy275yo\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">saying<\/a>: &#8220;I actually played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia, but no-one knew.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mum Diane Bronze said the Chelsea full-back suffered the injury in June but she still started all six of the Lionesses&#8217; games in Switzerland and was a key reason for their success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve known all the time. We knew the medics had checked it, and they knew what they were doing,&#8221; Diane Bronze told BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think a lot of the girls knew and not a whisper got out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"What-is-a-tibia-fracture\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">What is a tibia fracture?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dr Mark Bowditch, President of the British Orthopaedic Association told BBC Sport that a tibia is, &#8220;the shin bone and the main weight bearing bone from the knee to the ankle&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Fractures of the tibia range from partial break, such as a stress or fatigue split, through to a complete break and separation,&#8221; the consultant knee and sports surgeon added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;A complete break is the high-energy sudden injury from a fall from a height, twist or direct blow, such as a studs-up tackle. You cannot continue to play on or even walk on a complete break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Stress\/fatigue fractures &#8211; which is likely to be the type Lucy Bronze has &#8211; are low-energy repeated injury and usually seen in athletes or army personnel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;They normally present with pain after activity, rather than a sudden incident.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following Sunday&#8217;s final, England manager Sarina Wiegman said that Bronze, &#8220;had some issues with her tibia so of course we tried to manage that&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nick Worth, who was England men&#8217;s under-21 team physiotherapist between 2000-2003, told BBC Sport that Wiegman&#8217;s comments further corroborate the view that the defender&#8217;s injury was a stress reaction, rather than a clean break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But BBC Sport do not yet know the full extent of the injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"How-could-Bronze-play-with-a-fracture\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">How could Bronze play with a fracture?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 33-year-old played 598 minutes across the tournament, with only Keira Walsh, Alex Greenwood and Hannah Hampton playing more for Wiegman&#8217;s side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dr Bowditch called it, &#8220;remarkable&#8221; Bronze was able to play so much tournament football. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She probably has had to reduce the amount of training she has done in between games or train in a low weight-bearing environment such as a swimming pool or anti-gravity trainer,&#8221; he suggested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a great tribute to Dr Ritan Mehta and Lionesses medical team that they have managed to keep Lucy going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Worth believes that Bronze&#8217;s decision to play through her injury would have been based on a calculation of risk vs reward, made in collaboration with the Lionesses&#8217; medical team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;No doubt she&#8217;s been exceptionally brave, you can&#8217;t underestimate the mentality and resilience to do that,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But it must be a manageable injury to enable her to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"Shell-not-let-the-pain-get-in-the-way\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">&#8216;She&#8217;ll not let the pain get in the way&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bronze&#8217;s aunt, Julie Tough, told BBC 5 Live: &#8220;Lucy wouldn&#8217;t damage her body but she&#8217;ll play through pain if she thinks she&#8217;s not going to do anything worse to it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She&#8217;ll not let the pain get in the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Painkillers and anti-inflammatories may have helped Bronze manage her pain during games, as well as perhaps using different insoles in her boots to enable her to offload weight on the injured leg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Bronze&#8217;s mum Diane added: &#8220;The medics had checked it and they knew what they were doing, and so does she because she did a sports science degree.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She reads research papers and things. She knows about injuries. That&#8217;s how she can keep going.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The defender, who was England&#8217;s oldest player at the tournament, managed 105 minutes in Sunday&#8217;s showpiece final, before leaving the pitch in tears as she was forced off with a separate injury to her right knee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Wiegman praised her attitude afterwards, saying: &#8220;The whole team has a great mentality but she has a crazy mentality, it&#8217;s unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Worth told BBC Sport that pain is experienced subjectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;What Lucy has shown is that bit extra &#8211; she&#8217;s an exceptional individual, and not everyone would do that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She knows her own body, and I have no doubt she would speak up if something isn&#8217;t right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">During the quarter-final against Sweden, Bronze was shown on camera self-strapping support around her right leg during a break in play. Worth suggested that this is unlikely to be related to her fractured tibia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"What-could-Bronzes-recovery-look-like\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">What could Bronze&#8217;s recovery look like?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is difficult to say, without knowing the full extent of the injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dr Bowditch told BBC Sport that the worst thing that could have happened was that, &#8220;the partial break progressed into a full break and the bone effectively snapped.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This fortunately hasn&#8217;t happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It may need a prolonged time off to allow it to heal itself or she may need surgery to try to help the bone heal properly&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Worth suggested that Bronze should hopefully not face any long-term consequences after playing during the tournament, and the most important thing now will be rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">While she will need to offload the tibia a little bit, Bronze should be able to continue with work in the gym and the pool, and that weight-bearing can help the healing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Bones heal in the lines of stress, so in a converse way, putting weight on a fracture at the right time can help with healing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This article is the latest from BBC Sport&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/ask-me-anything\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Ask Me Anything<\/i><\/a> team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"piano-inline1\"><\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"What-is-Ask-Me-Anything\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">What is Ask Me Anything?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world&#8217;s biggest sporting events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1o1fzgd-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"More-questions-answered\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">More questions answered&#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cpd1dvy27d0o\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">&#8216;No plans&#8217; 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Mum Diane Bronze said the Chelsea full-back suffered the injury in June but she still started all six of the Lionesses&#8217; games in Switzerland and was a key reason for their success.&#8221;We&#8217;ve known all the time. We knew the medics had checked it, and they knew what they were doing,&#8221; Diane Bronze told BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Hour.&#8221;I think a lot of the girls knew and not a whisper got out.&#8221;What is a tibia fracture?Dr Mark Bowditch, President of the British Orthopaedic Association told BBC Sport that a tibia is, &#8220;the shin bone and the main weight bearing bone from the knee to the ankle&#8221;.&#8221;Fractures of the tibia range from partial break, such as a stress or fatigue split, through to a complete break and separation,&#8221; the consultant knee and sports surgeon added.&#8221;A complete break is the high-energy sudden injury from a fall from a height, twist or direct blow, such as a studs-up tackle. You cannot continue to play on or even walk on a complete break.&#8221;Stress\/fatigue fractures &#8211; which is likely to be the type Lucy Bronze has &#8211; are low-energy repeated injury and usually seen in athletes or army personnel. &#8220;They normally present with pain after activity, rather than a sudden incident.&#8221;Following Sunday&#8217;s final, England manager Sarina Wiegman said that Bronze, &#8220;had some issues with her tibia so of course we tried to manage that&#8221;.Nick Worth, who was England men&#8217;s under-21 team physiotherapist between 2000-2003, told BBC Sport that Wiegman&#8217;s comments further corroborate the view that the defender&#8217;s injury was a stress reaction, rather than a clean break.But BBC Sport do not yet know the full extent of the injury.How could Bronze play with a fracture?The 33-year-old played 598 minutes across the tournament, with only Keira Walsh, Alex Greenwood and Hannah Hampton playing more for Wiegman&#8217;s side. Dr Bowditch called it, &#8220;remarkable&#8221; Bronze was able to play so much tournament football. &#8220;She probably has had to reduce the amount of training she has done in between games or train in a low weight-bearing environment such as a swimming pool or anti-gravity trainer,&#8221; he suggested.&#8221;It&#8217;s a great tribute to Dr Ritan Mehta and Lionesses medical team that they have managed to keep Lucy going.&#8221;Worth believes that Bronze&#8217;s decision to play through her injury would have been based on a calculation of risk vs reward, made in collaboration with the Lionesses&#8217; medical team.&#8221;No doubt she&#8217;s been exceptionally brave, you can&#8217;t underestimate the mentality and resilience to do that,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But it must be a manageable injury to enable her to do that.&#8221;&#8216;She&#8217;ll not let the pain get in the way&#8217;Bronze&#8217;s aunt, Julie Tough, told BBC 5 Live: &#8220;Lucy wouldn&#8217;t damage her body but she&#8217;ll play through pain if she thinks she&#8217;s not going to do anything worse to it. &#8220;She&#8217;ll not let the pain get in the way.&#8221;Painkillers and anti-inflammatories may have helped Bronze manage her pain during games, as well as perhaps using different insoles in her boots to enable her to offload weight on the injured leg.Bronze&#8217;s mum Diane added: &#8220;The medics had checked it and they knew what they were doing, and so does she because she did a sports science degree.&#8221;&#8221;She reads research papers and things. She knows about injuries. That&#8217;s how she can keep going.&#8221;The defender, who was England&#8217;s oldest player at the tournament, managed 105 minutes in Sunday&#8217;s showpiece final, before leaving the pitch in tears as she was forced off with a separate injury to her right knee.Wiegman praised her attitude afterwards, saying: &#8220;The whole team has a great mentality but she has a crazy mentality, it&#8217;s unbelievable.&#8221;Worth told BBC Sport that pain is experienced subjectively.&#8221;What Lucy has shown is that bit extra &#8211; she&#8217;s an exceptional individual, and not everyone would do that,&#8221; he said.&#8221;She knows her own body, and I have no doubt she would speak up if something isn&#8217;t right.&#8221;During the quarter-final against Sweden, Bronze was shown on camera self-strapping support around her right leg during a break in play. Worth suggested that this is unlikely to be related to her fractured tibia.What could Bronze&#8217;s recovery look like?It is difficult to say, without knowing the full extent of the injury.Dr Bowditch told BBC Sport that the worst thing that could have happened was that, &#8220;the partial break progressed into a full break and the bone effectively snapped.&#8221; &#8220;This fortunately hasn&#8217;t happened,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It may need a prolonged time off to allow it to heal itself or she may need surgery to try to help the bone heal properly&#8221;Worth suggested that Bronze should hopefully not face any long-term consequences after playing during the tournament, and the most important thing now will be rest.While she will need to offload the tibia a little bit, Bronze should be able to continue with work in the gym and the pool, and that weight-bearing can help the healing. &#8220;Bones heal in the lines of stress, so in a converse way, putting weight on a fracture at the right time can help with healing.&#8221;This article is the latest from BBC Sport&#8217;s Ask Me Anything team.What is Ask Me Anything?Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions.We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do.The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits.We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world&#8217;s biggest sporting events.Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio.More questions answered&#8230;&#8217;No plans&#8217; for bank holiday if England win EurosFrom ball girl to England hero &#8211; who is rising star Agyemang?When will the WSL and WSL2 fixtures be released?Get in touchSend us your questionsContact formContact formRelated topicsEngland Women&#8217;s Football TeamUEFA Women&#8217;s EUROFootballWomen&#8217;s Football<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32727,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32728,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32725\/revisions\/32728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}