Max Anstie injury: Minneapolis Supercross crash - another collapsed lung and broken ribs
By Andrew Hill on 22nd Feb 22
AMA Supercross Max Anstie Minneapolis
During the Minneapolis 450SX Main Event, a crash left Max Anstie with an injury severe enough to warrant a trip to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed a collapsed lung, broken ribs and a bruised and stressed heart. As a result, Anstie will now sit out an undetermined number of Supercross rounds.
It's the third time Anstie has suffered an issue with a collapsed lung and the second time during his tenure in the USA.
The nasty off inside the US Bank Stadium also left Anstie with some broken ribs, air around his heart, and he's feeling considerable discomfort in his neck and shoulders.
The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS 28-year-old rider will now need to sit out some Supercross while his injuries heal up. While he can't say how long the injury sidelines him, he's staying optimistic about his recovery time.
"Alright, so I went down in the Main on Saturday pushed the front and slid out on the ramp of a little double and face planted the next jump," he revealed on social media.
"Long-story-short, the main thing is I only broke two ribs. They are the top two ribs, and I didn't even realise how high up your ribs go! So my neck and shoulder feel the worst at the moment.
"They kept me in hospital overnight because I collapsed my lung and had air around my heart. Plus, my heart was bruised and stressed. Anyway, all that settled down, and the collapsed lung was tiny, so it fixed itself overnight.
"I'm still in Minneapolis; they won't let me fly back to Florida until Tuesday (today). So, in reality, it's only ribs, so I'll see how I am over the next few weeks, but I'm pretty confident that I won't miss many races. I'll heal up and be back out on the SX track asap.
"It's a bummer, but it's the name of the game. Had a lot of fun on track in Minneapolis, even did my first LCQ and led some laps. I know it was only an LCQ, but still, it was fun. It's all part of it I still love riding supercross."
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