Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi has undergone successful surgery for displaced fractures of the tibia and fibula in his right leg, following a training accident on Thursday evening. The seven-time MotoGP world champion was involved in an enduro crash as was taken to the Ospedale Civile di Urbino for medical examination. Later that evening the Italian was transferred to the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti in Ancona. Immediate surgery was carried out on his right-leg by Dr. Raffaele Pascarella, Director of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Division. During the surgery the fractures were fixated using a metal pin – a locked intramedullary nail...
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