Yousefi will not be able to walk for four weeks. The weightlifter has been sidelined until July.
He had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Yousefi won the overall bronze medal at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain.
He will miss the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships.
The competition will be held in Jiangshan, China from May 9 to 15.