postponed on the advice of a neurosurgeon. It is expected Laconi will be immobile for three weeks while his injuries are assessed.The statment says: "Laconi suffered two broken cervical vertebrae (C3 and C5), severe concussion and a contusion of the lung. A

team. The operation has been hailed as complete success, the head physician confirmed that the operation went well and Regis did not require any further intervention.Laconi was fitted with a metal plate that stabilised the two cervical vertebrae (C3

has had a successful operation to plate the effected vertebrae but will still be in recovery for months to come.Lanzi, 28, and has already accumulated considerable experience on twin-cylinder Ducati machines. He has taken part in 94 WSB races, scoring

at Misano and June 28 at Donington.Following a medical check, team owner Daniele Celani and Muggeridge himself have agreed to delay the Australian's return to the series by a few more weeks to allow him to recover from the two areas of cracked vertebrae he

the crash but doctors used an inflating balloon to prop-up his damaged vertebrae.Within three days the plumber was back on his feet and after three weeks was pain-free and running his firm again, reports today's Sun newspaper."After the accident, I was stuck

HIROSHI Aoyama will return to MotoGP for the first time since the Interwetten Honda man fractured his back during a crash at Silverstone in June.Aoyama, who fractured vertebrae during warm-up for the British Grand Prix, will be out on track during

pair were promptly joined by Alvaro Bautista and Nicky Hayden; Bautista crashed in the morning, and though initial diagnosis of a cracked vertebra was contradicted by a CT scan, he was not able to ride in the afternoon qualifying session. He still

to hospital with the shoulder injury alongside a suspected fracture of his C2 vertebrae and concussion. Subsequent scans revealed no damage to his neck, following the Brit was immediately transferred for surgery on his left collarbone. Where a titanium plate

, and despite the injuries the 20-year-old is eager to return to racing. A statement from the Effenbert Liberty Ducati said: "Recent clinical investigations have shown that in addition to the fracture of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebra, Brett has also

, collarbone and T6 vertebra in the neck. But it was the massive injury to his cerebellum - the part of the brain at the base of the skull that coordinates muscular activity - that was the big one.The pelvis, collarbone and vertebra have healed. The legacy