Pol Espargaro has had surgery on his right arm to fix a problem with arm pump, the rider’s management team announced in a press release.
The Monster Tech 3 Yamaha rider was operated on in Madrid by Dr. Angel Villamor, widely regarded as one of the top authorities on treating compartment syndrome, and the surgeon who treated Dani Pedrosa.
The surgery is judged to have gone well, and Espargaro is due to be examined again at the end of the week.
The operation to fix Dani Pedrosa’s arm pump condition has been judged a success. Dr. Angel Villamor performed a fasciectomy via microsurgery today, removing the membrane that encloses the forearm muscles to allow them to expand.
Dani Pedrosa is to undergo surgery on his right forearm, to treat the arm pump that has plagued him for the past year. The Spaniard is to be treated in Spain, by Dr. Angel Villamor, who has treated many other racers for the same problem.
Surgery is scheduled to take place on Friday morning, with a recovery period of four to six weeks afterwards, meaning that Pedrosa is certain to miss both the Austin and Argentina rounds of MotoGP.
As such, Hiroshi Aoyama will replace Pedrosa for the two upcoming rounds.