Magnus Backstedt is recovering in hospital after undergoing a successful operation on his shoulder yesterday.
The operation involved resetting the shoulder by screwing a hook under the shoulder joint and a titanium plate into the collarbone. The impact of the crash had resulted in the collarbone being lifted up into the trapezius muscle, which was also badly shredded. The Liquigas pro is still in hospital, but is expected to be released either tonight or tomorrow, once his pain is under control.
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