The Honda rider confirmed at a special press conference held at the Mugello circuit, where the Italian Grand Prix is being held this weekend, that next week he will undergo surgery at the Mayo Clinic in the United States to try to definitively solve his problems in his right arm, injured in June 2020, when he suffered a fall in Jerez.
“I am going to undergo surgery next week, since the first injury everything has been very complicated, plus the infection that was the worst”, Marc introduced.
After many studies and analyses, the two medical groups treating the pilot and a third specialist from an American clinic, which is where he will be operated on, came to the conclusion that the pilot’s injured arm has excessive twist, rotation moved after three operations), and you have to open it again to put it in its place, an operation that is not easy at all, but that right now seems the only solution for Marc to be Márquez again.
“Dr. Sánchez-Antuña did a fantastic job to recover the infection, the third intervention (December 2020) was a success, but I have felt limitations, I have not thrown in the towel, following the recommendations and adjusting my preparation. I incorporated the opinion of Ángel Cotorro to give my arm one last chance (he moved to Madrid). But I’ve realized that I’m not enjoying myself, I don’t have power, I don’t have strength, my performance isn’t bad but it’s not what I want”, valued.
“Last October (when he suffered diplopia) we evaluated the situation, when I had vision problems, we were already looking to fix the arm and I asked the doctors to go through the operating room, but they told me that the bone was not prepared, I have worked a lot these four months but I haven’t seen any improvement.
After suffering a heavy blow in the Indonesian warm up, Márquez missed two more races due to vision problems, reappearing at the Spanish Grand Prix.
“After Jerez we re-evaluated everything and they began to consider another operation, it is true that it was difficult, I gave everything to avoid this new operation, I did not want to open my arm again, but it is the only way to recover,” he admitted.
The basis of the problem is that Márquez’s humerus, after three operations, suffers from excessive rotation that prevents him from exerting force and maintaining stability.
“I have excess rotation in my arm, the riding style is not the same, my position is not natural, I was still able to win races and I tried, but after the check-up the doctors told me that rotation is excessive and I have than to compensate with the muscles.
Márquez explained that after many consultations and studies, this Friday afternoon, Dr. Joaquín Sánchez Sotelo, from the Mayo Clinic, who already visited him in October, informed him that the bone was ready to be operated on.
“Logically, yesterday’s call, everything and that it was bad news because I have to have surgery again, reassured me, it was good news, because they tell me that they have found the problem and that it can be solved. People give their opinion and I have tried avoid everything, I have lied for my own good, I have left my team aside for them, but there comes a time when I said enough, now my left shoulder hurts, I have to manage myself, there is no point in continuing. When they call you, they measure your bones in 3D and they tell you that this is worse than they expected and come, we’ll fix it. On Tuesday I fly to the United States, I’m 29 years old and I think I can still give a lot to Honda and motorcycling, “he added.
“It seems like a nightmare but I think I’ll be back soon, it will be hard, I don’t know how the times will go, but the time to do it,” he insisted.
At no time Marc wanted to give times, but it seems that the season is completely lost.
“I have no idea about the time off, but the doctors have told me that we are going to take it step by step, it will be a long time, we have to do it now because every weekend is a nightmare. But my goal is the same. , return, and the way to do it is to prepare for the 2023 season,” settled the boy from Cervera.
