Bono To Require 'Intensive And Progressive' Therapy Following Cycling Accident
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Written by Huw Baines
Bono will “require intensive and progressive therapy” but is expected to make a full recovery following a recent cycling accident, doctors have told Rolling Stone magazine.
The U2 frontman was injured while riding in New York’s Central Park earlier this week, requiring five hours of surgery and forcing the band to cancel a planned residency on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Doctors have confirmed the severity of his injuries, with Rolling Stone's Jason Newman reporting that he had been attempting to steer clear of another rider when the accident occurred:
“The singer suffered numerous serious injuries, including a "facial fracture involving the orbit of his eye," three separate fractures of his left shoulder blade and a fracture of his left humerus bone in his upper arm. The latter injury was particularly damaging, with the bone shattering in six different places and tearing through his skin.
“According to orthopedic trauma surgeon Dean Lorich, MD, "[Bono] was taken emergently to the operating room...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." On Monday, Bono underwent a second surgery to repair a fractured left pinky finger.”
The Edge, Larry MullenJr and Adam Clayton had earlier released a statement announcing that they would have to “do our Tonight Show residency another time”. Fallon, meanwhile, donned Bono sunglasses to run through Desire with the Roots.
“It looks like we will have to do our Tonight Show residency another time - we're one man down. Bono has injured his arm in a cycling spill in Central Park and requires some surgery to repair it. We're sure he'll make a full recovery soon, so we'll be back! Much thanks to Jimmy Fallon and everyone at the show for their understanding.”
U2 returned earlier this year to controversially release ‘Songs Of Innocence’, their 13th studio record, in a tie-up with Apple.
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