Doctors treating Alex Zanardi at the San Raffaele Hospital near Milan, have confirmed the Italian is in a 'stable' condition following a fourth surgery for 'late complications' as a result of his injuries. The former Formula 1 driver, two-time CART champion and four-time Paralympic gold medalist, was involved in a handcycling accident near Siena in June which resulted in a severe head injury. Zanardi was put into an induced coma which he has since been woken from, but required further surgery last week after being moved from a specialist rehabilitation centre in Lecco to the San Raffaele Hospital. A statement from the hospital confirmed the 'delicate neurosurgical procedure' had been a...
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