Now that's a broken Bono! U2 star reveals X-ray of elbow he shattered in a bicycle accident
- The U2 singer broke his elbow in a bicycle accident in New York City
- He severely fractured the bone when he crashed in Central Park last year
- Bono blogged that 'recovery has been more difficult than I thought'
An X-ray has revealed for the first time the full extent of the injury to Bono’s arm in a bicycle accident – and how it has been pieced back together by metal implants.
The 54-year-old U2 singer suffered multiple injuries including a fractured eye socket and shoulder blade as well as a severe fracture to his left elbow after the high-speed crash in New York’s Central Park last November.
Bono posted the X-ray of his shattered elbow on his blog, saying: ‘The recovery has been more difficult than I thought. As I write this it is not clear that I will ever play guitar again.’
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Bono posted a photograph of an X-ray, pictured, of his blog showing the extent of his injuries
But last night one of America’s leading elbow specialists, Dr Robert Klapper, said: ‘Playing the guitar is absolutely the best physical therapy for this type of injury.’ However the doctor – whose patients have included Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman – added: ‘This is certainly one of the most devastating and complex elbow injuries I’ve ever seen.’
Dr Klapper believes the X-ray was taken during surgery as it shows a tie from an operating room sheet in the top right-hand corner.
And he compared the operation to ‘piecing together a jigsaw’, saying it would have taken five hours to knit the mangled elbow together using three titanium plates and 18 screws.
But he added: ‘I expect Bono to play the guitar and continue to be the great musician we all know and love.’
The U2 singer, centre, said that he may never be able to play the guitar again following his injury
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