Pedrosa fractures not expected by Clinica Mobile
Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena’s initial examination on Spaniard reveals only bruising and swelling.
One of the first to attend to Dani Pedrosa after his crash in Qatar, Clinica Mobile’s Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena has eased fears over the Spaniard’s condition. The experienced paddock medic performed the initial examination on Pedrosa’s left hand and knee, and his early findings were limited to bruising and swelling.
Pedrosa to undergo surgery on arm and knee
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.
MotoGP News: Pedrosa injured in Losail test crash
Dani Pedrosa’s Qatar test came to an abrupt end on Monday evening under the floodlights at Losail, as he suffered further leg and arm injuries when he crashed at 10.00pm local time.
