Complex sentence: This being a relatively new surgery could have put Ricky out of commission, leaving him wheelchair bound, unable to walk again but the surgery was a success, though Ricky had to learn to walk and ride again.
Split into simpler sentences: This being a relatively new surgery could have put Ricky out of commission, leaving him wheelchair bound, un-able to walk again. But luckily the surgery was a success, but with this, Ricky had to learn to walk and ride again.