Dani Pedrosa, ahead of this weekend’s SpanishGP has confirmed that he’ll be undergoing surgery immediately after the Jerez race.
The operation which was already suggested by Dr.
Mir of the Dexeus Clinic the other day, and comes after other medical tests carried out by Dr.
Eusebio Sala Planell, a specialist in vascular surgery, is now deemed necessary to solve the intermittent compression of the subclavian artery, which has been causing numbness and lack of strength in the Respsol Honda’s rider left arm and that cost him a higher spot on the podium at the season opener in Qatar.
The operation will consist in removing the titanium plate and screws out of his collarbone that were inserted after his crash during the 2010 Motegi free practice and this will release the compression pressure affecting the artery.
Pedrosa will begin rehabilitation immediately after and have almost four weeks to recuperate before the Estoril GP on May 1st.
“It’s never nice to have an operation, but we’ve had a lot of time searching for an answer to the effects of this injury and I’m relaxed because I finally know what has happened,” said Pedrosa.
“Now, we are in Jerez and I want to concentrate on the race, working with my team in best possible way to prepare the Grand Prix.
This race is special, the crowd is always there to give you an extra point and I hope it helps me, as always.
I like the track, I’ve had always good results here and I face the weekend with an open mind, trying to do my best in my current condition”.