Molson Kawasaki‰Ûªs South African superstar Gareth Swanepoel underwent a wrist operation today and is confirmed to miss the start of the MX2 season
After struggling through the pre-season races in a lot of pain and discomfort 23-year-old Gareth Swanepoel has made the brave but smart decision to sit out the start of the MX2 world motocross championship in order to get his wrist fixed hopefully once and for all.
The scaphoid injury has been a problem for Gareth since early in the 2006 season when he originally broke the troublesome bone in his right wrist but after late season bone graft surgery in ‰Ûª07 it was hoped that the small bone would heal properly with the aid of a small screw. Unfortunately for Gareth this wasn‰Ûªt the case and a recent exploratory examination proved that the surgery had not been completely successful and the bone had still not healed.
Gareth will now go under the knife again and a vascularised bone graft will be carried out. The aftercare for this operation includes being plastered to above the elbow and it‰Ûªs expected that the recovery period should be in the region of four months.
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