Injury update: Noriyuki Haga
No broken vertebra, but fractured forearm and shoulderJapan's Noriyuki Haga's has undergone surgery to plate and screw a fractured arm after a massive highside in Donington's world superbike round last Sunday, but he hasn't broken a vertebra as initially diagnosed.
The title leader, accompanied by doctors from the Clinica Mobile, was flown to Derby City Hospital after the crash, where a CAT scan revealed the 'fractured' vertebra was actually a very old break and must have been caused during another much earlier incident, years previously.
This fracture has, over time, sealed without medical intervention and doesn't present a problem.
After complaining of a sore shoulder blade, an x-ray confirmed that he has multiple fractures to his left scapula. The scapula will not necessitate surgical intervention and the bone should knit itself back together in time, and the unexpected injury should not prolong Noriyuki's recovery time.
If there are no complications, Haga should be able to return home to Italy in the next day, and he may even ride in the next round on his Ducati at Brno from July 24-26.
American Yamaha rider Ben Spies is now only 14pts behind Haga after a clean sweep at Donington.
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