Even after a devasted arm injury, Ken Roczen has made a comeback to win Anaheim One. What kind of surgery did he need to go through to fix his arm? Learn more about it.
Ken Roczen is a competitive motocross and supercross rider from Germany of Polish ancestry.
From 2009 to 2011, he raced in the Motocross World Championships, and from 2012 until 2020, he competed in the AMA Motocross Championships.
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What Happened To Ken Roczen Arm After Crash? Surgery Following Accident
Ken Roczen injured his left arm in the second round of the Supercross World Championship five years ago. The damage was so severe that he faced the possibility of having his arm amputated.
Not only did he regain limb movement when he returned to racing almost a year later.
Ken Roczen underwent successful surgery, although his damage was worse than initially thought. The Alpinestars Mobile Medical Unit revealed that Roczen had sustained a fracture to the second metacarpal in his right hand following an initial assessment.
Since then, Roczen has undergone a CT scan in preparation for surgery four days later.
According to Racer X, Roczen’s injury was worse than originally thought, and he was to rest for 6-8 weeks.
According to reports, the operation comprised ligament repair, a plate and screws to the second metacarpal, and additional treatment.
Ken Roczen Net Worth Explored
Ken Roczen, the German professional motocross and supercross racer, has a net worth of $4 million.
He is a Motocross World Champion in the MX2-class and a Motocross des Nations champion.
Ken Roczen has also won the 250-class west coast Supercross championship, the 450-class Monster Energy Cup, and the 450-class US Motocross championship twice. In 2007, Ken Roczen won the Junior World Championship 85ccm.
He won the German ADAC MX Masters Championships in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Roczen won the Motocross World Championship MX2, and in 2012, he won the Motocross des Nations in Lommel.
In 2013, he won the AMA Supercross West Coast Championship in the 250SX class, and in 2014, he won the AMA Motocross Championship in the 450 class.
Meet Ken Roczen Wife
Ken and his wife Courtney Savage married in late 2018. He told Motocross Action Magazine that he didn’t want to marry until he met Courtney.
His parents were divorced, and it was simply something he never really wanted to do – until he met Courtney, he explained. When no one else was there for him, Courtney was.”
Savage didn’t leave Ken’s bedside until he was well enough for the following procedure.
They chatted about their future plans while playing cards and updating loved ones on Ken’s condition. Savage’s encouragement at that trying time convinced Ken that she was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with.
Ken proposed to the Courtney, love of his life, in a coffee shop on February 17, 2017.
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