Nagl recovering from collarbone injury
By TMX Archives on 9th Jun 10
Red Bull KTM factory rider Max Nagl of Germany is recovering after successful surgery to a fractured collarbone and will be back riding as soon as possible.
Nagl, one of the three KTM factory riders contesting the MX1 World Championshipcrashed during qualifying for the French MX1 GP on Saturday. The operation wascarried out at the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Herenthals Belgium by the renownedsurgeon Dr. Claes, who specialises in athletic injuries of this kind. Doctorssaid that the fracture, which was a clean break, was secured with a titaniumplate and six screws.
Doctors are pleased with the outcome of thesurgery and satisfied with Nagl's progress. Given the high level of fitness ofthe rider, they are confident that the fracture will heal without complications.KTM spokesperson Valentina Ragni said Max was in good spirits and expects to beback on his KTM in the shortest possible time.
Prior to the accidentMax was second in the World Championship standings behind his Red Bull KTMFactory Racing teammate Tony Cairoli of Italy.