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Dani Pedrosa underwent surgery in his right forearm once more, hopefully with better results than the previous attempt. Honda knew about his problems, but both preferred to be silent until after the first race of 2015.
Yesterday we told you that the Repsol Honda rider took the decision to go under the knife once more, in an attempt to finally put an end to the suffering he has been fighting for a year. For the entire 2014 season Pedrosa has been struggling to overcome all the pain and discomfort caused by arm pump in his right forearm.
He has had a surgery to treat his condition a year ago, but the results have not been exactly what he had hoped. According to Pedrosa, he sought for the best solution all the winter, with some of the doctors not recommending surgery because of the possibile complications.
The surgery was performed under local anesthetic, using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens and lasted two hours. Due to the nature of the condition, a part of the fascia, the tissue surrounding the muscle had to be dissected and removed.
Arm pump means muscular hypertrophy, which is an excessive growth of muscle, caused by the intense workout during training and races. The muscle basically outgrows its containing fascia and causes pressure, discomfort and pain, impacting hand movement and function.
Dr. Villamor estimated between 4 and 6 weeks until full recovery. Dani Pedrosa will only be allowed to race after the doctor evaluates his recovery and approves his return to the paddock. At Austin, Pedrosa will be substituted by Hiroshi Aoyama.
“The surgery was complicated and aggressive using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens. It lasted two hours, and was done under a local anaesthetic. We examined the muscle fascia, which were hypertrophied and had to be opened up and released. The muscle fascia has been dissected and removed from the forearm.
This increased volume engorged the muscle within the inelastic fascia resulting in increased pressure within the compartment, and causing a painful condition of oxygen deprivation – thus causing intense pain in the forearm which collapsed after exercising during riding. We will now monitor Dani over the next few weeks to measure the success of this surgery.”
He has had a surgery to treat his condition a year ago, but the results have not been exactly what he had hoped. According to Pedrosa, he sought for the best solution all the winter, with some of the doctors not recommending surgery because of the possibile complications.
Muscle fascia removed under local anesthetic
In the end, it looks like the surgeon's knife was the only way, and Pedrosa was admitted in the iQtra Medicina Avanzad clinic, being operated on by Dr. Angel Villamor – orthopaedic surgeon and Medical Director.The surgery was performed under local anesthetic, using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens and lasted two hours. Due to the nature of the condition, a part of the fascia, the tissue surrounding the muscle had to be dissected and removed.
Arm pump means muscular hypertrophy, which is an excessive growth of muscle, caused by the intense workout during training and races. The muscle basically outgrows its containing fascia and causes pressure, discomfort and pain, impacting hand movement and function.
Dr. Villamor estimated between 4 and 6 weeks until full recovery. Dani Pedrosa will only be allowed to race after the doctor evaluates his recovery and approves his return to the paddock. At Austin, Pedrosa will be substituted by Hiroshi Aoyama.
“The surgery was complicated and aggressive using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens. It lasted two hours, and was done under a local anaesthetic. We examined the muscle fascia, which were hypertrophied and had to be opened up and released. The muscle fascia has been dissected and removed from the forearm.
This increased volume engorged the muscle within the inelastic fascia resulting in increased pressure within the compartment, and causing a painful condition of oxygen deprivation – thus causing intense pain in the forearm which collapsed after exercising during riding. We will now monitor Dani over the next few weeks to measure the success of this surgery.”
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