Stoner leaves hospital after surgery

From Marlboro Ducati

Casey Stoner underwent successful surgery on his wrist on Thursday at the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico in Modena, Italy.

Antonio Landi, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand Surgery, was assisted by arthroscopic specialist Dr. Luigi Pederzini and Dr. Norman Della Rosa.

Using arthroscopic surgery, two floating bodies were removed from the area of the styloid process of the ulna bone (lower arm). Stoner was treated for pseudoarthrosis on his left scaphoid before the removal of a staple (which was inserted in Stoner's scaphoid during an operation in 2003), and a bone graft using the Herbert Bone Screw System, which is designed to promote early active motion.

Stoner wanted to give his personal thanks to the medical team and also to Ducati Corse's trusted consultant, Prof. Fabio Catani from the Rizzoli Hospital in Bologna, who has provided crucial advice and support over recent months, helping to set up the operation with the team led by Dr. Landi.

The Australian was discharged Friday afternoon and will begin his rehabilitation over the next few days on his return home to Switzerland.