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The Ducati Corse team reported this Monday that its rider enea bastianini He underwent surgery this Monday on his left ankle and left hand, which he fractured on Sunday at the Catalonia Grand Prix, and will miss those in San Marino, India and Japan.
The Italian “He has had surgery on his left ankle and left hand, fractured in the fall on Sunday at the Catalan Grand Prix. The two surgeries, carried out by professors Catani and Tarallo at the Modena Polyclinic, were completed successfully, and Enea will soon begin postoperative recovery”.
🚨 LAST MINUTE! #Ducati reported that Enea #Bastianini was successfully operated on the injuries he suffered to his wrist and ankle. The Italian will face a rehabilitation process that will require at least three absence races.
MUCH CHEER, BEAST! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/sVPr0qUdKx
— ESPN MotoGP (@MotoGP_ESPN) September 4, 2023
“The Ducati Lenovo Team rider will have to miss the next home grand prix, in Misano, and the two scheduled for the end of the month in India and Japan,” adds the team.
Bastianini suffered a fall at the start of the Catalan Grand Prix in which he sustained a nondisplaced fracture of the medial malleolus of the left ankle and a subcapital fracture of the second metacarpal of the left hand
‘Pecco’ Bagnaia also had an accident, suffering multiple bruises, but subsequent medical check-ups revealed that he had no fractures, despite Brad Binder’s motorcycle passing over both legs
This is a very important loss for the Ducati Lenovo team for the remainder of the season, since Enea Bastianini is the team’s main rider in the highest category of motorcycling. They are currently in the position number 18 on the leaderboard.
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