Pedrosa reveals 'complete' collarbone fracture
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01/01/1970
Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa has revealed he rode at the Laguna Seca MotoGP round with a complete fracture of his collarbone, not just a partial as had been previously diagnosed.
The tiny Spaniard underwent a 3D CATscan after the event and it was found his collarbone is fractured right the way through. It will not stop him riding at Indianapolis, however.
"After all of this effort, it was important to know how the bone was, so yesterday, I had a 3D CAT three-dimensional CT scan that confirmed something that did not show up on the first X-rays because of the swelling and because sometimes, there are fractures that give you a restricted view on an X-ray. With this 3D CAT three-dimensional CT scan, a week later, we have been able to see that the fracture is a complete fracture," said Pedrosa.
"The important thing is the collarbone has not been displaced and that after the effort it is still well aligned, so I will not need to have an operation. This is good news, all things considered, so two weeks from now, I will have another medical checkup and I am going to combine the holidays with physiotherapy sessions to recover and reach Indianapolis on form."
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