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Marquez Out Following Second Surgery
M
arc Marquez will not race in
this weekend's Czech Mo-
toGP after undergoing a second
round of surgery on his broken
right arm.
The six-time MotoGP World
Champion suffered a massive
high-side during round one of the
championship, breaking his right
humerus, while running in third
place. Marquez tried a racing
return the following weekend,
again at Jerez, managing 28 laps
in Free Practice 3, but withdrew
following swelling and weakness
below the elbow.
It has since been confirmed
the titanium plate used to stabi-
lize his broken arm has broken
due to stress.
"Marc Marquez underwent
surgery 13 days ago and today
(August 3) he returned to the
operating room," said MotoGP
doctor Dr. Xavier Mir. "The first
operation was successful, what
was not expected was that the
plate was insufficient. An accu-
mulation of stress in the operated
area has caused the plate to suf-
fer some damage, so today the
titanium plate has been removed
and replaced by a new fixation.
The rider has not felt pain during
this period. He has always fol-
lowed the medical advice given
and the feeling from his body.
Unfortunately, an over stress has
caused this issue. Now we have
to wait 48 hours to understand
the recovery time."
With Marquez out of this
weekend's Czech MotoGP,
it now puts his already slim
chances of clinching a seventh
title further into doubt. No word
has been given on a potential
return date. CN
Marc Marquez's
return to racing
action is now
indefinite following
a second round of
surgery to repair his
broken right arm.
