He is currently injured and may take a while to get back and the tear may recur.
From the independent.co.uk
Drivers are haunted by flashbacks of fatalities, which can recur in fine detail.
From the smh.com.au
Despite successful initial treatment, clubfeet have a natural tendency to recur.
From the sciencedaily.com
They often recur in the same places at the same times of year, hence their name.
From the sciencedaily.com
Of course, all this assumes that the Higgs signals recur in further experiments.
From the newscientist.com
Nevertheless some names recur frequently in historical records and current news.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It means that the infections are difficult to treat, and often persist and recur.
From the sciencedaily.com
The reason these behaviors recur is that you're not aware of what you're doing.
From the businessweek.com
Reports recur of fungible humanitarian aid being diverted to military purposes.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
Happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
Return in thought or speech to something
Fall back: have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
(recurring) coming back; "a revenant ghost"
(Recurring (album)) Recurring was the fourth and final Spacemen 3 studio album, finally released (after considerable delay) in 1991, some time after the band had broken up. ...
To have recourse (to) someone or something for assistance, support etc; To happen again; To recurse
(recurring) Happening frequently, with repetition; Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely
(Recurring) The job was scheduled as a recurring report using the date and time selected by the user; and
(recurring) This means an activity that occurs multiple times, such as one which has been scheduled to occur every Monday.