The LCR Honda Castrol rider has confirmed via graphic Instagram pictures that he has undergone a right arm pump surgery.
This is the second time this season that crutchlow has undergone surgery. The first crash that led to the first surgery happened during the warm up in the Spanish GP when he crashed fracturing his left scaphoid and just a week later Crutchlow mentioned he was experincing problems with the arm pump in his right hand. This problem saw him pit in Andalucia but he later got back to the track.
These problems have greatly affected the rider in his pursuit for the championship this year. The 34-year-old underwent the surgery ahead of the first round of Misano Grand Prix as he is set to undergo a fitness test on Thursday afternoon to be decrared fit for the sixth round of MotoGP World Championship