The Ineos cyclist Egan Bernal He will undergo surgery this Wednesday “at the level of the cervical spine,” reported today the University Clinic of La Sabana in the municipality of Chía, which has been treating him since January 24 when he suffered an accident in which he almost lost his life.
“He will undergo surgery at the level of the cervical spine. This intervention will favor his rehabilitation process,” the medical center said in a statement.
The cyclist, who remains in an intensive care unit (ICU), will be operated on Wednesday after noon.
“We advance with the patient in all his recovery processes, confident in his prompt improvement. We will be reporting the postoperative evolution of the athlete at the time the procedure is finished,” the information added.Bernalcurrent champion of the Giro d’Italia, suffered fractures in some vertebrae, in the right femur and patella and in several ribs, and also had a pulmonary perforation as a result of the crash against a bus, for which he has undergone several operations, all successful.
The cyclist collided at high speed with a bus on the highway that goes from Bogotá to Tunja, at the height of the municipality of Gachancipá, when the vehicle had stopped, according to the Traffic Police.
Own Bernal He wrote on his social networks that “after having a 95% chance of becoming a paraplegic and almost losing his life doing what he likes the most,” he wanted to thank the support and care he received at the clinic.