Upon arrival at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus de Barcelona hospital it was confirmed, by a team of doctors directed by Dr. Xavier Mir, head of the Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, that Pedrosa has "a fracture on his second metacarpal on his right hand with three diaphysary fragments, which are the bones found in the middle section of the metacarpian."
FIRST wehaaay. Well that has perked me up no end. Sportsmen recover from their injuries quicker so by the time the season starts Dani will be riding like all the other uninjured out there, good this year Dani's going to show them. They will all be lucky to get close enough to eating his dust.
jh, If you go to the mogogp list, it says Pedrosa plated right, then underneath that it says created by M M, only i did not create it, i didnt do anything. so why does it say that ;)
Aw my first thread, congratulations to me. I thought all you clever buggers were sticking all the pictures and writing together yourself, i thought it was eg: Morgue who created it completely. I taste good in a sack as well Kees as usual Mighty Morgue fixes it again. Thank you Morgue for the explanation. helps me keep my confusion levels to a minimum.
fractures to the metacarpals if only two fragments are involved are often left to heal without surgery. In Pedrosa'a case a bit more instable and a plate stabilizes it - easy and simple. So the healing will be pretty uneventful. its all perfectin the situation given..metacarpals are a piece of cake!
It was reported that the doctors gave him 4 cylinders of laughing gas and he still didn't manage to smile!!!
Posted by Conchita Gonzalez y Rioja - Unregistered (114 days ago)
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Great, very good Gina, so no problem to be healed and as good as new before start of season. So on the first day of racing it will be like nothing ever happened.
OK lets put this in perspective, he's fractured a tiny bone in his hand, hardly a broken pelvis is it? And what does he do - catches the first flight home to mamma! Could you really see someone like Schwantz or Doohan copping out over a scratch. He's payed a shed full of dosh to take it, injuries go with the territory. He should have taken some pain killers and seen a doc after the tests. Total effing wimp IMO!
Posted by Mick Dundee - Unregistered (114 days ago)
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Swoon, Mick Dundee of course someone of your calibre would think Dani a wimp, ordinary blokes simply are not up to your macho standards its unfair of you to expect it
I thought it was strange to go back to Barcelona, they do have doctors all over the world we probably dont know everything and there is probably a good reason for it.
exactly M M - not only that it will look like nothing ever happened, but the newest scientific research suggests that the bone callus ( brand new formed bone tissue - )if active or placed under mild stress, which the plate will help withstand it - remodels the bone into a physiologically stronger contour - and this applies specifically for small sized bones such as metacarpals or metatarsals ( not large bones )- so M M - my impression is that that hand in particular is going to do some mean business ;)
May I also underline the importance of the right hand to a motorcycle racer, he has to grip the handlebars, adjust the throttle and activate the front brakes, arguably the most agressive brakes on the planet apart from those of a F1 car. He has to be able to do this as gentle and well-timed as possible. Logical choice to take the best surgery available from a surgeon he knows.
O, and Dani Pedrosa came back from a crash in which he broke both ankles to become WC (again),
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wehaaay. Well that has perked me up no end. Sportsmen recover from their injuries quicker so by the time the season starts Dani will be riding like all the other uninjured out there, good this year Dani's going to show them. They will all be lucky to get close enough to eating his dust.
