TONI ELIAS has undergone an operation to have screws removed from his left hand and right ankle on Tuesday evening.
The Spaniard had surgery in Barcelona to remove screw in his left wrist and right ankle, which were inserted back in March following a crash during Testing at Jerez.
Elias, the current Moto2 World Champion and 2011 LCR Honda MotoGP rider, stayed overnight at the Clinic. After leaving the facility this morning (Wednesday), Elías was confident ahead of his rehabilitation and comfortable following the procedure.
“I had a peaceful night and I have to say it is a lot less painful than I expected,” Elías told motogp.com. “This was a good time to have this operation, because now I have plenty of time to recover ahead of the Test in February. After 15 days I’ll start a full rehabilitation.”
Elías will this afternoon be in attendance for the presentation of the Talita Foundation’s 2011 calendar, and will receive an award in Portugal tomorrow (Thursday).
