Jorge Lorenzo is said to be recovering well after recent surgery on his right arm. The Spanish, Fiat Yamaha rider had been suffering from compartmental syndrome, also know as ‘arm pump’ and underwent an opeation in Barcelona on Tuesday.
It is a fairly common procedure amongst motorcycle riders and and it’s aim is to loosen the muscle compression inside the arm to help relieve pain and weakness.
The surgeon that operated on Lorenzo, Dr. Xavier Mir said “The operation has been a success and the wounds are healing quickly. We decided to only operate on one arm because we believe it is better to enable Jorge to arrive in the best shape in China. Many riders have had this kind of operation and time has shown that they often don’t need the operation on the other arm.”
Lorenzo said “I was a little bit scared before the operation but today I’m very happy because it seems everything has gone as well as we could have hoped. I have had pain at all three races, including Portugal, and at times it was very hard to ride the bike at the maximum, so we knew the operation was the best course of action. The doctor assures me that I will be in China and able to ride. I have some time to recover now and I will be doing the maximum to make sure I am in good shape in China – in fact I’ll be there whatever, even if I have to ride with only one hand.”
The next race is the Grand Prix of China on May 4th.
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