As planned, former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden underwent surgery on his ri🦩💦ght wrist in Italy on Tuesday.

Hayden had made the surgery decision after being forced 🧸to withdraw from the Italian round on Saturday, due to ongoing pain and inflammation spreading fr👍om the wrist joint to the whole hand.

It is not clear what triggered the wrist ♔problems, which first appear𒆙ed during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez earlier this month.

According to Hayden's Drive 7 Aspar team, 'an arthroscopic cleaning procedure was carried out on his right wrist and some floating matter was removed. Nicky was🐓 also injected with an anti-inflammatory to reduce the swelling and loosen the joint.'

Surgery was carried out by Dr. Ricc🌸ardo Luchetti in Morciano di Romagna, Italy, starting at 8:10am and last༒ing around an hour and a half.

Hayden will be🗹 discharged later today, 'then✱ he will rest and recover, with the hope of returning next week in time for the GP of Catalunya'.