Repsol Honda MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa underwent surgery this morning in Madrid. The surgery, aimed at fixing the Spaniard's problematic arm pump, took just over two hours with Dr. Angel Villamor - orthopaedic surgeon and Medical Director of iQtra Medicina Avanzada - confident of its success. During the surgery, Dr. Villamor completely removed the layer of fascia – the casing around the muscle – which has caused the pain in Pedrosa's forearm. “The surgery was complicated and aggressive using a microsurgery technique and microscopic lens," Dr. Villamor explained. "It lasted two hours, and was done under a local anaesthetic. We examined the muscle fascia, which were...
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