As Motorsport.com Italia reports, Fermín Aldeguer underwent a day-hospital procedure on Wednesday at the Dexeus University Hospital to remove one of the screws from his left leg. The Gresini rider fractured his femur in early January during a training session with a production motorcycle at the Aspar Circuit in Valencia ahead of his MotoGP commitments. The violent crash resulted in a serious fracture that required doctors to align the bone with a large nail secured by screws, forcing him to miss the pre-season and the opening Grand Prix of the year in Thailand.
Taking advantage of the break between the Austrian and Japanese Grands Prix, and in agreement with Dr. Ignacio Ginebreda—head of the ICATME Bone Lengthening and Reconstruction Unit at Dexeus University Hospital—the Spaniard opted to remove the screw to help ease the ongoing pain hindering his recovery. He was able to leave the medical center in the afternoon to rest at home before flying to Japan on Monday. The large nail currently inside the bone cannot be removed until the end of the season due to the several weeks of inactivity and rehabilitation required, with the rider from Murcia planning to undergo that final removal after the Valencia GP and the 2026 pre-season test scheduled for December 1st.
Unfortunately, the leg injury is not the only physical setback the Gresini Racing rider has faced this year. After securing a podium in Barcelona, he suffered a bad crash at Assen in late June resulting in a cervical fracture, forcing him to sit out the Dutch weekend as well as the Sachsenring and Silverstone rounds.
Aldeguer returned to action at Aragon at the end of August following a two-month layoff, narrowly missing the podium with a 4th place at Misano, a result he could not repeat at Misano due to technical issues with his Ducati. Beyond finishing the current campaign strongly, his main priority is using the winter break to fully heal before his 2027 move to the Team VR46 squad as a factory Ducati rider.
