Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has undergone successful surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand after a mountain bike crash near his Cervera home but he should be fit for Motegi. The operation was carried out by Dr. Xavier Mir, Head of the Hand and Upper Extremities department of the Universitario Dexeus Hospital, who declared the operation to pin the fifth metacarpal of his left hand a success. If post-operation recovery goes as expected, Marquez should be fine to ride in the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place in ten days’ time at Motegi. “We have operated on Marc Marquez to treat a torsion fracture of the fifth metacarpal of his left hand. The surgery consisted...
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