News Details

Zanardi condition 'severe' after third surgery

Jul.7 After a third surgery, the hospital looking after Alex Zanardi says the former F1 driver's neurological condition remains "severe". The Santa Maria Alle Scotte hospital in Siena, Italy, said the latest five-hour operation was for "cranio-facial reconstruction", after the 53-year-old recently crashed into a truck during a hand-cycling road race. "The fractures were complex," said Professor Paolo Gennaro, director of maxillofacial surgery. "This required careful work making use of computerised, digital and three-dimensional technologies made to measure for the patient," he added. "The complexity of the case was rather unique, even if it is...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Zanardi remains in serious but stable condition in...

Alex Zanardi remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital in...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Zanardi still in induced coma after third neurological...

Ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi underwent a third operation in Italy and...
5y ago from F1i.com

Zanardi undergoes five-hour surgery, remains in...

Alex Zanardi remains in a serious condition in Siena hospital after...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Zanardi undergoes third surgery and facial...

Alex Zanardi has gone through a third surgical procedure at the Santa...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Pedro Acosta says the third MotoGP race start...

Pedro Acosta questioned the decision to continue the MotoGP Catalan Grand...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Mick Schumacher reveals unique challenge ahead of Indy...

Mick Schumacher has revealed a unique challenge he faces ahead of his...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alexander Rossi involved in multi-car crash in...

Monday afternoon held a short practice session for the NTT IndyCar...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

21 G/A star at centre of transfer battle between...

West Ham United will reportedly need to make as much as £100m from player...
47m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Eli Junior Kroupi helped Arsenal to the title –...

Arsenal weren't on the pitch when the Premier League title was secured,...
27m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Video: Arsenal players join fans outside Emirates this...

Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years, and...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.