Today Joan Lascorz will be returning to Spain.
The unfortunate Kawasaki rider who was seriously injured during the Pirelli tire test at Imola on Monday and underwent a complex spinal surgery the same day, was flown with an air ambulance service organized by the Spanish Motorcyle Federation and accompanied by several members of his team from Bologna to the Vall d’Hebron hospital in Barcelona.
While official news regarding Lascorz true condition as yet to be released, unfortunately it is believed that the damage to his spinal cord will be permanent.
In an brief interview with GPone.
com, Dr.
Massimo Corbascio, who heads the Superbike division of the Clinica Mobile said, “The risk that Lascorz could remain a paraplegic is the first thing that I told the team owners.
There is also a risk that the injury may have also damaged the use of his upper limbs, but we will have to wait see how the post-op situation evolves .
”According to Spanish website motocuatro.
com, the Spanish doctors will release a statement regarding Lascorz condition as soon as they’ve have evaluated him.
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