Pedrosa to undergo surgery on arm and knee

Pedrosa to undergo surgery on arm and knee



Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Back in Barcelona following his Qatar test crash, Dani Pedrosa will need an operation on his left arm on Wednesday to fit a screw in a fractured radius bone, with his injured left knee also in need of surgery.


Having had a full medical assessment at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus clinic in his native Barcelona on Tuesday, as a result of his Monday night Qatar test crash, Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa has been diagnosed with a fractured left radius (one of the bones in the forearm) and a severely cut and bruised left knee.
Pedrosa flew back to Spain on Tuesday and went straight to his trusted surgeon Doctor Mir’s clinic, where he was also operated on in December having originally injured his left knee last season in Australia. The knee has been further damaged and will require skin graft surgery.
His left arm, meanwhile, requires a supportive screw insertion in order to heal the fractured radius bone more rapidly than if left unsupported.
Pedrosa did not stay at the clinic overnight and will therefore return on Wednesday to go under the surgeon’s knife again. It is unclear as yet how this will affect his preseason preparations with just over a month to go before the first race of the year

Progress for Dovizioso but a fall halts Qatar test for Pedrosa



Tuesday, 03 March 2009
The Repsol Honda pairing of Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso experienced mixed fortunes on the second evening of testing at the Losail International circuit in Qatar today.


Dovizioso made encouraging progress on his factory RC212V and set the fourth fastest lap of the day while he and his team focused on electronic settings. Though a strong wind blowing sand across the track meant that the MotoGP riders’ lap times were not as fast as in the race here in 2008, Dovizioso completed 60 laps and set the fourth fastest time of the day, a 1m 57.879s lap, which was 0.740s off Casey Stoner’s best. Dovizioso will return to Losail tomorrow for the final session of this three-day test.
Andrea Dovizioso: Best lap time 1m 57.879s


<BLOCKQUOTE>“This was an interesting day and I’m happy with how it went. We tried many settings with the electronic systems on the machine to enhance the power delivery. The results were pretty positive and now we’ll have a meeting to decide how to move things forward tomorrow. The track conditions were not so bad - not as good as the race here last year, but considering how windy it was today, it was OK. The lap times were not as fast as the race lap times, but it was a good test today and we’re moving forward.”</BLOCKQUOTE>
After sitting out yesterday’s mostly wet session, Pedrosa completed 28 laps and had begun to up his pace on the floodlit track. Unfortunately, at 10.00pm, the 23-year-old Spaniard had a fall entering Turn 10, which brought an early halt to his Qatar test.
Pedrosa hit his left wrist and left knee in the fall and was taken to the circuit medical centre where initial x-rays showed no signs of a break. However, the impact re-opened the existing wound in his left knee, which required three stitches. Pedrosa will now fly to home and undergo further precautionary scans. He will be hopeful of being fit for the final pre-season test at Jerez, Spain which begins on 28 March.
Dani Pedrosa: Best lap time 1m 58.619s


<BLOCKQUOTE>“The early part of the session went quite well and I was happy with the progress we were making. The conditions weren’t ideal with the sand blowing on the track, but this was an unexpected crash. I was entering Turn 10 and I had a high-side and then the bike came down on top of me. It’s a shame because we also lost testing time yesterday, but now I will go home for some more scans and hopefully they won’t show anything more serious.</BLOCKQUOTE>

Pedrosa out for three to four weeks after Qatar crash



Wednesday, 04 March 2009
The Repsol Honda Team rider had an operation on Wednesday afternoon to correct the injuries to his left arm and knee.


After the diagnosis made on Tuesday night at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona upon his return from the Circuit of Losail (Qatar), Dani Pedrosa was operated on Wednesday to correct his injured left knee and arm.
He entered the operating theatre at 19:30 to be operated on by Doctors Bartolomé Ferreira, specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Dr. Xavier Mir, Head of the Hand Surgery Microsurgery Unit at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus.
Dani Pedrosa was diagnosed as suffering from a loss of internal matter on his left knee and a fractured left distal radius that was affecting the wrist joint on his left arm. The two doctors carried out the three hour operation at the same time. The longer one being the surgery to the left knee.
According to Dr. Ferreira, a specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery “Dani Pedrosa received a graft on the open wound using a rotation graft (a graft of skin and fat taken from the inside of his left thigh) to cover the affected area. We must now wait for scar tissue to form; the patient will be able to start moving a little within three weeks and within a minimum of four he can begin to bend the leg.”
Dr. Xavier Mir carried out an arthroscopy on Pedrosa at the same time “with this the fracture on the left distal radius, which was affecting the joint, has been repaired, it was then fixed with a titanium screw. The functioning of the affected zone will begin within ten days, in the meantime Dani Pedrosa will stay in hospital for the next 72 hours.”

Pedrosa progressing on comeback trail



Friday, 13 March 2009
Medical examination reveals steady recovery for Spaniard.


Dani Pedrosa’s recovery following two surgical procedures has been the talk of the MotoGP world over the past week, and the Spaniard’s progression appears to be moving along well.
A medical examination on Wednesday suggested that the healing process was progressing smoothly, with the skin graft attached to his knee completely attached and adapted. Doctor. Xavier Mir also confirmed that a cast in place on Pedrosa’s previously fractured wrist could be removed. The former MotoGP World Championship runner-up will return to the Institut Universitari Dexeus next week to have stitches removed from the appendage.
As a result of the recommendation for complete rest, Pedrosa will be unable to attend this Saturday’s Repsol Honda team presentation in Madrid. He is scheduled to give a video press conference and pose with his new Honda RC212V whilst teammate Andrea Dovizioso takes charge of the physical side of the event.
Pedrosa will miss the final test of the 2009 preseason in Jerez as a result of last week’s surgery.

Poor Dani..

He better be a super quick healer, in time for Qatar..