Stiggy Honda's John Hopkins has successfull undergone surgery to repair a fracture of his femur following a huge high-side which put him out of the Assen World Superbike meeting last weekend.

The former MotoGP man flew home from Holland and was seen immediately by legendary surgeon Dr Ting who operated on Hopkins' hip joint and pelvis on Monday enabling the British-born rider to walk out of hospital on crutches.

"I have never been in so much pain in my whole life even though I have been in a few crashes! I was thrown into the air and landed on he track with my feet first," said Hopkins. 

"After an agonising wait in the hospital, I felt slightly better when my hip was put back into place, but on Saturday morning I just felt like I had been run over by a train. Fortunately, my wife made a surprise visit to see me in Assen and supported me throughout the long flight back home.

"I had an appointment scheduled with Dr. Ting on Monday morning to get a clear indication of the sustained injuries, and set a realistic plan for my recovery. I will now start my therapy in a couple of days and have set my goal on being ready to race again in the US round.

"It is a shame this nasty crash happened, as the bike felt really good straight out of the box on Friday morning, and was looking forward to competing for a top position."

Dr Ting added: "John suffered a posterior fracture dislocation of his left hip. When he arrived here in Fremont on Sunday, we did a CT scan which showed us the fracture of his femur.

"He was taking into the operating room on Monday morning where his fractures in the hip joint and pelvis were fixed with five solvable screws. John already walked out of the hospital on crutches, and will start training again within 2 weeks. I expect his full recovery to take up to 6 weeks, but with John anything is possible."