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Aaron Plessinger is ‘likely’ out for the rest of the 450SX season after discovering that he has a labral tear in his hip, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has announced.

Plessinger will undergo intensive treatment over the next few weeks and isn’t completely ruling out a return to Monster Energy Supercross before the season’s out.

“It’s been a rough few weeks with some big impact crashes on the race track and let’s just say my hip in particular – as well as my wrist, knee, arm and shoulder – are all screaming at me that they need more time to heal up,” Plessinger said. “An MRI scan this week confirms that I have a labral tear in my hip, on top of being super-stiff and sore with a bunch of bruising.

“The idea of knowing I probably won’t race the remaining rounds really disappoints me because the team has really put in the hard yards this season getting me comfortable, so not being able to show up for them feels like a gut punch to everyone because they all work so hard.

“But the team also supports not going out there and racing at 50 percent – we agree I need to be able to give it my best. I will focus on healing up properly with intentions of being back as soon as I’m fit and healthy to do so.”

Plessinger has endured a troubled few weeks in Supercross, crashing heavily in both the Indianapolis and Birmingham rounds, before opting out of Detroit altogether. He’s currently ranked 12th in the standings, earning a season-high result of sixth at Daytona.