Marc Marquez's surgeon has explained the decision behind preventing the Spaniard from taking part in his home MotoGP race at Jerez. SpanishGP
Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, Roger de Ona, head of hand reconstruction and microsurgery at Ruber Internacional, recognises that going out on the track in Jerez would have entailed an unacceptable risk.
"Marc's fracture is known as Bennett's fracture, and it is different from a diaphyseal fracture, which we could have solved with screws and a plate," said the surgeon, who - as soon as he saw the results of the radiological tests performed on Marquez on Tuesday - was very clear about what he was going to recommend.
"In his case, there was a very small bone fragment that remained in place, while the rest of the thumb was displaced. "That's why we need the bone to consolidate well, because in that area many of the forces generated by a MotoGP bike are concentrated."For an athlete who uses that area a lot, such as a quarterback, a basketball player or a driver, the recovery time ranges from six to eight weeks."We couldn't take the risk of it breaking at the end of the straight at 350km/h and not being able to brake.
He added:"If the surgery were to pull out the pieces of bone, those pieces could no longer be reattached in the most appropriate way, so the chances of carrying over sequelae would be much greater."At Le Mans, Marc will be seven weeks since the operation. In the same way we would have had to see something exceptional [in Tuesday's tests] for him to race in Jerez, we are confident that he will be able to do so in France.Dr.
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