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Killie lose injured Wright

08 Apr 2008 - 10:42:12

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Kilmarnock defender Fraser Wright has been ruled out of the rest of the season with a long-running ankle problem.

Wright, 28, has made just 16 appearances this season and has been sent for surgery in a bid to clear up the problem.

"I have three wee bits of bone that have come away in my ankle, one at the front and two at the side. The one at the front was causing a lot of swelling," he told the Daily Record.

"I'm going for a scan to see if I'll need keyhole surgery or whether they will need to cut me open to remove them.

"I could touch and move the big bit of loose bone at the front but it seems to have vanished. It must have moved round the ankle so they need to sort that. It has been uncomfortable playing with them floating around the joint.

"When it swelled up it was not too bad but when the swelling died down that's when I would get the pain.

"I would take painkillers to get through games but it was sore when I landed after jumping for headers.

"It was fine when I ran in a straight line but if I had to twist or turn then I'd get the pain."