Dani Pedrosa has undergone surgery this morning in Spain for his ongoing arm pump problems with the Spaniard now set to face at least two races on the sideline with Hiroshi Aoyama replacing him at Repsol Honda. Dr. Angel Villamor, orthopaedic surgeon and Medical Director of iQtra Medicina Avanzada, was the surgeon on hand and afterwards confirmed that Pedrosa will have a recovery period of four to six weeks. “The surgery was complicated and aggressive using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens," said Dr. Villamor. "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....
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