Kubica was badly injured in a crash during the Ronde di Andora rally in Liguria on Sunday.He was airlifted to hospital and underwent seven hours of surgery to save the functionality of his hand.
And a new operation to rebuild his foot, shoulder and the inner part of his elbow on Friday lasted even longer.
"We finished the second surgical intervention on his upper arm, which was already compromised in a previous accident," said orthopaedic surgeon Dr Francesco Lanza.
"We gave him a bone graft and inserted a plate. We operated on the inner part of the upper arm but we still have to operate on the outer part."
Kubica will return to intensive care for two days.
Dr Igor Rossello, who operated on the Pole's hand, said it had shown no bad reaction to the second operation.
"Robert's hand reacted well to this phase, the blood circulation has been restored and it's not swollen," he said.
Earlier on Friday, Kubica gave his first interview since Sunday's accident, speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"The fingers work, I can feel them. My arm too. But they still need to operate on me and only after that will we know," he said.
"I don't have much pain but I'm sedated. After the last operation, the countdown to my return to the track will begin."
The Lotus Renault GP driver was racing a Skoda Fabia in the Italian rally when he lost control at high speed on a bend, crashing into a guard rail and ending up in a church wall.
His co-driver, Jacub Gerber, emerged from the wreck unhurt but Kubica remained inside until emergency services removed him from the wreckage and transferred him to Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure.
Source: Channelnewsasia
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