Andrea Dovizioso’s recovery after a recent motocross crash is not going to be easy. The former MotoGP rider will have to spend at least three weeks in a wheelchair, with limited mobility.
The Italian spoke on social media about his health condition, with a long list of injuries and fractures, although not all are complicated:
– Last week I received unexpected support, so I wanted to thank you and update you on my situation. Unfortunately, I fractured my right clavicle, they had to operate because it was very bad, having to then put the acromion ligaments back in place. As for the other fractures, they are not serious, but require some patience. The fact is that I fractured two ribs, three vertebral processes, a small crack in the sternum, injured the nerve in my left leg, had a slight paresis in my foot, but it is already 100 percent recovered. I fractured my left wrist, but it is a simple fracture. I also have a small fracture in the acetabulum in my pelvis, as a result I will have to use a wheelchair for two to three weeks.
Dovizioso made a point of sharing several thank yous: ‘I wanted to thank the people around me, in fact, I consider myself very lucky. Yuri is the person who has lived so many good moments with me, but at the same time also the difficult ones like this, because when you are on the ground and have to regain consciousness and you are broken, these are the difficult moments and you need a cool head. Then there’s Fabrizio Borra, with whom I have had a relationship since 2005 that has turned into friendship and mutual esteem. Whenever he sees my number on his phone, he always answers. […] . His family and the Physiology Center will definitely see me much more. Also Dr. Porcellini, this is not the first time he has operated on me. He has always helped a lot, even this time he managed to pamper me, perform a great operation on my collarbone and manage everything else in my body‘.
Finally, the former rider acknowledged the medical team that accompanied him in the hospital: ‘I spent a tough week in the hospital in Sassuolo, but the whole team made me live those six days in the best way. So, I want to thank both the hospital in Florence and the hospital in Sassuolo. I also thank the crazy Chionne, also known as Grizzly, a friend who is a former physical therapist. Listening to his opinion always makes a difference to me and he reassures me. My family and friends were there for me. Thank you for everything, now we will return to the track and start again‘.
