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Summary The injured Polish Formula One driver, Robert Kubica is recovering well from surgery but faces several more weeks of rehabilitation in the hospital.
The doctors are pleased with his recovery as there have been no complications following the surgeries. Robert’s surgeon, Mario Igor Rossello said, “He is doing pretty well and his condition is positive considering what he has been through.”Kubica suffered career-threatening arm, leg and hand injuries in a crash during a rally in Italy on the 6th of February. The driver has gone through 3 rounds of surgeries to save his partially-severed right hand, rebuilding his right foot, fractures to his right shoulder, elbow and arm.After moving Kubica out of intensive care, Rossello said that he was able to move his fingers slightly and had some sensitivity in the hand. He has now been transferred as scheduled from an intensive care unit to a rehabilitation department. Rossello said, “What is very important is there is no sign of infection, which is the main concern and he also no longer needs intensive care, so he has begun the rehabilitation process.”Kubica has now been moved in a larger room where he has already started some gentle hand exercises with the slight flexing of his fingers. The doctors said that he is keen to start the rehabilitation work as soon as possible.With a possibility of infection and other complications, the doctors will monitor his condition in the next couple of weeks and then assess his next move after two weeks. The injuries have forced Kubica out of the upcoming Formula One season. He has been replaced by Nick Hiedfeld, his teammate from two years ago in the BMW-Sauber team. The F1 2011 season starts on the 25th of March in Australia, after the Bahrain GP was cancelled due to political unrest in the country.
