DARIO Vidosic's could miss just three weeks after it was revealed he played Friday night's scoreless draw with Newcastle Jets with a broken back.

Adelaide issued a statement this afternoon confirming Vidosic was suffering from a fracture in the lower back.

Dario has an un-displaced fracture of upper lumbar transverse process. He will miss this week’s game but could resume within two to three weeks depending on the level of discomfort ,'' stated Adelaide's club doctor James Ilic.

The Adelaide United forward left the field after 53 minutes with Fox Sports TV cameras revealing he was wearing a back brace on Friday.

This morning Vidosic used Twitter to post an injury update.

''Last week v Phoenix when I landed on my back I fractured my L2 and L3. Not the best news but I'll work hard to be back ASAP,'' Vidosic tweeted.

Originally published as Broken back sidelines Vidosic