Pozzovivo undergoes elbow surgery after risk of gangrene

SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI ITALY OCTOBER 20 Domenico Pozzovivo of Italy and NTT Pro Cycling Team during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 16 a 229km stage from Udine to San Daniele Del Friuli 249m girodiitalia Giro on October 20 2020 in San Daniele Del Friuli Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Domenico Pozzovivo (NTT Pro Cycling) on stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

NTT Pro Cycling climber Domenico Pozzovivo has undergone successful surgery on his left elbow after an inspection revealed a risk of gangrene to his wounds.

The 37-year-old had initially fractured the elbow after being hit by a driver while training in July 2019, also suffering a right tibia fracture and subsequently undergoing five surgeries to his injuries, including the insertion of screws and plates into his elbow.

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