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Rossi Gets Stitched-Up

Moby — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:55 +0000

Valentino Rossi’s on the mend, and no-longer has a gaping hole in his leg after the docs decided that chucking a few stitches in the hole would be a good idea.

Dr. Roberto Buzzi, head of Trauma at the CTO Careggi (Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico) in Florence, Italy, made the following statement about Valentino Rossi today:

“Today Valentino underwent another small operation to close the wound, which is looking good. We closed it with 15 stitches and our overall medical judgement is positive. We used a short general anaesthetic and when he woke up he was in good shape. The healing process of the injury is going well and as expected in Valentino’s condition.”

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Rossi Recovering From Broken Leg

Moby — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:06:45 +0000

Valentino Rossi is reported to be recovering well from his post-accident surgery on his badly broken right leg.

Vale is at the Centro Traumatologico Ortopedico in Florence following his horrific highside and awkward landing during practice yesterday, which is likely to see him out of the championship for at least four months.

The official MotoGP website reports:

“Valentino is recovering well following yesterday’s operation and his morale seems to be high in the circumstances. Tomorrow we will wash and stitch the wound. He has been moved to a more normal room in the hospital and the only requests he has made are for peace and quiet, privacy and a television on which to watch today’s race!”

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Rossi Breaks His Leg At Mugello

Moby — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:22:40 +0000

Valentino Rossi has suffered a nasty break to his right tibia during practice at Mugello. The break was described by Yamaha’s press team as “displaced and exposed” – which is about as far as you can get from a ‘clean break’.

The press statement in full:

“Valentino Rossi has suffered a displaced and exposed fracture of his right tibia after crashing in practice for the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello this morning. The reigning World Champion crashed his Fiat Yamaha M1 at turn thirteen, the fast chicane at the top of the hill, and was taken immediately to the circuit Medical Centre for x-rays. Further information will be made public as soon as a more detailed examination has been completed. Rossi will not take any further part in this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.”

Vale has already been operated on, and the surgeon described is as a very ‘ugly’ fracture. The most optimistic estimates suggest he could be back within three months – but others suggest that a return within 2010 is highly unlikely.

Could this be the end of Rossi’s career? You have to wonder how strong his motivation will be for a return this year, or in 2011.

See more from the BBC here, and from the Yamaha Racing website here.

Get well soon Vale.

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