Wolves' 2015/16 injury misery - in full
It's been the worst season for injuries at Wolves in living memory.
The grim news that Michal Zyro faces up to a year on the sidelines is just the latest in a long and hugely unfortunate catalogue of serious injury setbacks,
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The sheer volume of players who've missed a large chunk of the season is remarkable, and more than enough to rival the injury-heavy days of the mid-1990s when the likes of Tony Daley, Geoff Thomas and Neil Masters spent more time in the treatment room than on a football field.
Below we highlight in chronological order the full extent of this season's injury crisis by listing every player who has missed a month or longer during 2015/16.
Danny Batth - 7 weeks
Missed the first 10 games of the season in all competitions with a stress fracture to his left foot.
The injury had also kept the skipper out of the tail end of 2014/15 and saw him miss the entire pre-season campaign.
Began the season in the treatment room with a debilitating back injury.
The problem required serious surgery, followed by a gentle easing back into action for the Icelandic striker.
After returning to action in January he suffered a slight relapse, but is now fully fit.
Razak Boukari - 12 months
The luckless winger ruptured his patella tendon when jumping for a header during an under-21 fixture against Fulham in August as he staged his latest injury comeback.
Out of contract this summer, the Togo international's Wolves career is surely over, three and a half years since his last first-team appearance in gold and black.
Bradley Reid - 6 months
On the fringes of the first team when he broke his leg in the same game that Boukari suffered his injury.
Young Welsh striker Reid had scored nine in six games for the under-21s up to that point and given Wolves' limited striking options in the weeks that followed he would surely have featured were it not for this injury, from which he has now fully recovered.
Tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the 2-1 win over Charlton on August 29.
There were initial hopes he may play again this season but Dicko will not be rushed back.
His recovery is going well and it is hoped he will be fit to join in at the start of pre-season training this summer.
Ethan Ebanks-Landell - 10 weeks
Picked up a stress fracture in his left foot in September.
Fortunately the problem did not require surgery, or he would have faced a much longer absence.
Stretchered off with a hamstring strain against Middlesbrough at Molineux in late October.
By his own admittance he perhaps rushed back to training too soon and pulled it again, leading to a four month lay-off in total.
Emiliano Martinez - 2 months
The on-loan Arsenal keeper was forced off during the 0-0 home draw against Burnley in November.
He had suffered a thigh strain, preventing him from kicking the ball at full pelt, and was sidelined until the FA Cup defeat at West Ham.
Mike Williamson - 4 months
The first six weeks of this absence was as a Newcastle player, as Williamson pulled his hamstring when returning to the North East club on December 1.
When he rejoined Wolves on a permanent deal in mid January the 32-year-old was said to be nearing a return to action.
However complications in his recovery, in particular with his glute muscles, has led to a frustratingly long spell out.
Said to now be a week away from being available for selection.
Perhaps the most damaging injury of the lot to Wolves, given the form Graham was in.
After providing eight assists in his first 12 games for the club, the youngster tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the 3-1 home defeat to Cardiff in January.
Next season could be well underway before we next see him in a Wolves shirt.
Michal Zyro - 2 months
Had arrived at the club with a slight calf injury and after three games in a week he aggravated the problem.
Was out for two months, making his comeback during the 2-1 win over Bristol City in March.
Broke his foot against QPR in January.
Was initially expected to be out for 12 weeks but Edwards returned two weeks quicker than expected and was a late substitute in Tuesday's 2-1 win at MK Dons.
James Henry - 7 weeks
Suffered a hamstring strain in the 2-1 home defeat to Preston on February 13.
Further complications kept him out longer than expected, with Henry making his return to action against Ipswich last weekend.
Ethan Ebanks-Landell - 3 months
The young defender's season ended on March 4 when he broke his foot during the trip to Middlesbrough.
Timeframe on his injury is 12 weeks, meaning he should be back in time for pre-season.
This was cruel luck on Wallace who had just been recalled from Millwall and was looking in good form on his comeback game for Wolves, at Burnley last month.
With just nine minutes left he suffered a thigh strain and was ruled out for between four and six weeks.
Michal Zyro - 10-12 months
The victim of a horrendous challenge from MK Dons defender Antony Kay, which saw the Pole suffer serious knee damage.
He is due to undergo surgery in the next couple of weeks but faces up to a year on the sidelines.
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