Hospital reveals extent of Bono's injuries

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U2 frontman Bono broke his arm in six places and fractured his eye socket, hand and shoulder blade in his recent bicycle accident in New York.

The hospital where he was treated - New York's Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center - has also revealed he underwent two surgical procedures.

The arm fracture involved a five-hour operation on Sunday and was repaired with three metal plates and 18 screws.

The following day - Monday - Bono had surgery on his left hand.

Orthopaedic trauma surgeon, Dean Lorich, said the 54-year-old would require intensive and progressive therapy but that a full recovery was expected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30122767

I know he's not the most liked man round these parts but that sounds fairly rough. Could have been killed apparently. Then there'd have been a mass outpouring of grief by those that had always said they hated him =p

Get well soon to him, I say!

Cyber Ghost

Lol

chrysagon

Bruised ego !

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Cyber Ghost wrote: »

Lol

Hey, that's not very nice.

The door fell off his plane a few days ago too. Have some empathy!

He's cheating death Final Destination style

Ten of Swords

The door falls off his private jet as it's landing and then he falls off a bike in central park, all in the space of a week

The man should not be let near a vehicle

anncoates

Fate is moving ever close to its denouement.

Don Kedick

Maybe it'll knock some sense into him?

MagicMarker

Must have been a bloody Sunday.

Macavity.

I hope he's okay. I'm not a huge fan of U2 but I've always found this dislike towards him kinda pathetic.

Colibri

Macavity. wrote: »

I hope he's okay. I'm not a huge fan of U2 but I've always found this dislike towards him kinda pathetic.

Agreed!

Speedy recovery Bono.

AlmightyCushion

It's his own fault for cycling a bike with his head that far up his own ass.

Fuhrer

Didnt he survive a plane crash with no injuries and a bike is what takes him out?

Pwindedd

anncoates wrote: »

Fate is moving ever close to its denouement

What a fabulous word! Very eloquent. I'll be stealing that one.

kona

Pity they didn't screw his gob shut

frankxxxx

the rest of the band are still searching for his wallet

apparently there was five euro in it

WoollyRedHat

Fuhrer wrote: »

Didnt he survive a plane crash with no injuries and a bike is what takes him out?

Rather the plane crash survived him.

Riverireland

Not a Bono fan but those injuries seem severe from a bike fall. Could someone have helped them along....

Poor guy, it sounds damn sore.

Wouldn't wish that pain on anyone and I hope he gets well soon.

fedor.2.

How many times did he fall off the bike. I'd say he was recognised, and a few irish tourists just stuck the boot in when he was on the ground.

Leprechaun77

Would have been nice to read something like....

After Bono regained consciousness following surgery, he complained of pain in his right leg and hip, unrelated to the injuries he was admitted for.....doctors advised that they had put in a new hip, a metal plate and a dozen screws, but told him not to worry, that these would be free of charge and on the house.

Frosty McSnowballs

Stupid glaucoma!

Gran Hermano

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

It's his own fault for cycling a bike with his head that far up his own ass.

Whilst wearing stilettos.

mad muffin

Bono moments before his crash

Vic_08

I must have missed the news story about Bono being a paedo because that is about the only thing that would justify the level of hatred directed towards him.

Ludo

Vic_08 wrote: »

I must have missed the news story about Bono being a paedo because that is about the only thing that would justify the level of hatred directed towards him.

lol. Nah...tis just good old fashioned Irish begrudgery.

fryup

he must have been going at some pace for that to happen

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it wouldn't have been the coolest way to die, been assassinated like john lennon now that was legend making