The best news last night in the Montmeló paddock about the state of health of Marc Márquez It was the smile that the face of Julià Márquez, his father, emitted when he was asked how everything was. Already early in the morning today the statement by the Repsol Honda team in which it is ensured that the operation on the humerus of the right arm, the fourth since the eight-time champion broke on July 19, 2020, had been “satisfactory”.
The humeral osteotomy that Dr. Sánchez-Sotelo and his team have carried out at the American Mayo Clinic, located in Roechester, Minnesota, has lasted three hours and the doctor has considered it a success without complications. Márquez’s next step is to remain in the United States for the next few days to ensure his immediate postoperative recovery, before returning to Spain to continue with his treatment plan.
The doctor explained the operation as follows: “We have operated on Marc Márquez’s right humerus. The intervention lasted approximately three hours. Despite the complexity of the intervention, the final result has been satisfactory. The surgery has consisted of the extraction of the 2 proximal screws of the posterior plate previously placed by Dr. Samuel Antuña in December 2020, followed by a rotational humeral osteotomy. This procedure consists of making a transverse cut of the humeral bone to rotate the humerus along its axis. The amount of external rotation performed today has been approximately 30 degrees. The humerus has been stabilized in the new position by means of an anterior plate with multiple screws. The surgery has been completed without incident. We would like to wish Marc Marquez a speedy recovery and a successful return to his professional career.”