Just two weeks after undergoing collarbone surgery, Jorge Lorenzo went under the knife again this morning to fix the titanium plate he damaged after highsiding during Friday’s second free practice at Sachsenring.
The reigning world champion who was just 9 points for standings leader Dani Pedrosa, after he raced at Assen just 36 hours after undergoing surgery, was already on top of the timesheets after just three laps, when he crashed out heavily and bending the plate that was holding together his fracture.
The first operation operation had required a plate and eight screws, the second operation which was slightly more complicated, and required a new plate and 10 screws and the removal of bone substance from his pelvis, in order to stabilize the original fracture.
“As a result of the trauma suffered in the crash yesterday the original fracture suffered a little movement that required a new surgery to close the space and reduce the fracture by the osteosynthesis method and with a new plate,” said Dr. Joaquin Rodriguez, who was originally against Lorenzo racing at Assen. “The new plate needed 10 screws plus 1 inter fragmentary screw. We then needed to take out some bone substance from the pelvis that was mixed with dried bone. We placed this implant into the collarbone to stimulate the creation of the callus and help speed up the consolidation of the bone. The operation lasted two hours.”
Yamaha is yet to announce if Lorenzo will try to ride at Laguna Seca next week, before the championship stops for the summer break to resume in August at Indianapolis.
via TWOWHEELSBLOG
