Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has been cleared to resume physiotherapy on his badly-injured right arm following his latest successful surgery to repair the damage he sustained in his Jerez crash over two years ago.
The Honda rider still hasn’t set a deadline for his return to racing, but the clearance to move to the next stage of his recovery marks another positive step in the long road back to fitness.
Adiós cabestrillo! La revisión fue muy bien, empezamos recuperación. Sin pausa pero sin prisa 💪🏼
Bye sling! The medical check went very well, let's start the recovery. Slowly but surely ✊🏼#MM93 pic.twitter.com/ovjf4PQ799— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93) July 15, 2022
Marquez underwent surgery in early June to have his right humerus bone rebroken again and then rotated, correcting a 30-degree misalignment caused by his initial 2020 repair and subsequently botched attempt to return to action only five days later – a move that set in place a chain of events that, two years later, is still affecting his career and health.
“We have taken an important step in the recovery process,” he said in a brief statement released by his team announcing the results of his scheduled checks six weeks on from his latest surgery.
“In this second check-up, the doctors have confirmed that the humerus is consolidating correctly, with this we can start physiotherapy on the right arm and cardio training.
“I am very excited to be able to recover mobility in my arm to continue advancing the recovery process and I want to thank the entire medical team for their treatment and attention.”
This latest surgery was carried out not in Spain like his previous operations but this time at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
Dr Sanchez Sotelo, the chair of the division of shoulder and elbow surgery there, confirmed that he’s happy with Marquez’s progress and that another step will hopefully come within the next few weeks.
“A good clinical and radiological evolution has been confirmed that allows progress in the mobility and strength recovery program of the right arm,” said the surgeon.
“The patient will undergo a new review within the next six weeks.”
