Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez underwent ?successful double surgery on Sunday in Madrid following his crash in Saturday¡¯s French Grand Prix sprint, Ducati announced.
Marquez suffered a nasty highside crash at Le Mans, where ?the Spaniard fractured his foot and was ?thrown off ?his bike, which cartwheeled through the ?air before landing beside him.
The 33-year-old had also planned to undergo shoulder surgery after the Catalan Grand ?Prix next weekend before the crash changed the timeline, ?and he opted to get both surgeries done together.
¡°The medical team ... successfully stabilized the ?fracture in the fifth ?metatarsal of the rider¡¯s right foot,¡± Ducati said in a statement.
¡°Simultaneously, Marquez ?underwent a second, ?preplanned surgical procedure to fix a ?past injury in his right shoulder. This ?previous ?trauma had become painful again following the violent crash at last year¡¯s Indonesian Grand Prix.
¡°The doctors removed two screws and a bone fragment ?from a previous Latarjet surgery (in December 2019) that had shifted, compressing the radial nerve.¡±
Ducati said Marquez would remain in the hospital overnight and his progress over the ?upcoming ?weeks would determine his return to racing.
He ?was set to miss next weekend¡¯s Catalan Grand ?Prix and will now target a return at the Italian Grand Prix scheduled for May 29 to 31 at Mugello, Ducati¡¯s home turf.
Marquez, who has ?yet to secure a podium finish this season, has now dropped to seventh in the standings ¡ª?71 points behind Aprilia¡¯s championship leader Marco Bezzecchi.?
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