The injuries to U2 singer Bono in a bicycle accident originally were said to involve his arm. It turns out it was much more serious.
A press release from the singer’s doctor indicates that Bono was in a “high energy bicycle accident” and that he had facial fractures that included his eye socket, three breaks in his shoulder blade, a compound fracture of the elbow (distal humerus) and a broken left hand.
Rolling Stone also reports that Bono initially had a five hour operation to repair the breaks followed by a second operation on Monday on his hand.
Luckily, a full recovery is expected; however, he will have to undergo “intensive and progressive therapy.”
The statement from Dr. Dean Lorich:
On November 16th, Bono was involved in a high energy bicycle accident when he attempted to avoid another rider. Presented as a Trauma Alert to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell’s Emergency Department, his Trauma Work-up at that time included multiple X-rays and CAT scans showed injuries that include:
1. Left facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye.
2. Left scapula (shoulder blade) fracture in three separate pieces.
3. Left compound distal humerus fracture where the bone of his humerus was driven though his skin and the bone was in six different pieces. He was taken emergently to the operating room for a five-hour surgery Sunday evening where the elbow was washed out and debrided, a nerve trapped in the break was moved and the bone was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.
4. One day later, he had surgery to his left hand to repair a fracture of his 5th metacarpal.
He will require intensive and progressive therapy, however a full recovery is expected.
Dean Lorich, MD
Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon
New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Hospital For Special Surgery
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