Andrews has surgery on broken leg

Simon Andrews has the first of at least two surgeries on the leg he broke in his horrific smash at Snetterton.
Simon Andrews - PR Kawasaki [pic credit: Ian Hopgood]
Simon Andrews - PR Kawasaki [pic credit: Ian Hopgood]
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Simon Andrews has undergone surgery on his leg following his high-speed accident during the second British Superbike Championship ra🐭ce at Snetterton.

Steve Brogan and Andrews crashed on oil spilt by an engine fa꧑ilure on Alex Lowes's MSS Colchester Kawasaki, the former suffering a shoulder injury and the latter receiving a serious leg break.

Admitted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Andrews went under the knife to clean the injured area and ♕to insert an external frame to stabilise the fractures in the lower leg.

According to Andrews's father Stuart on the official British Superbike website, Andrews will ✤now need to undergo reconstructive surgery to replace four inches of missing bone with bone from his hip, followed by plastic surgery to cover it up.

Howe🔯ver, he also confirmed that Andrews has feeling in the leg and movement in hi🥀s toes.

The spectacular accident, which occurred at Riches on lap eight of the second race, would see both b𝐆ikes - the PR Kawasaki and the Jentin Honda - launched over the barriers.

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