Despite his initial on-air diagnosis, Cristián de la Fuente's dancing injury may have been more serious than just a muscle cramp.

An ABC rep has confirmed to E! News that the Latin hot-stepper is paying a visit to a specialist this morning in advance of tonight's Dancing With the Stars results show—a trip that will not only reveal the true extent of his injury and whether surgery will be required but also determine whether he'll be able to continue on in the competition.

The injury brought his samba with pro partner Cheryl Burke to a near-screeching halt Monday, rendering his left arm lifeless and resulting in Tom Bergeron sending viewers to a premature commercial break.

After receiving his scores from the judges—sevens across the board—which he heard while holding an ice pack on his forearm, de la Fuente was moved on to a gurney and transported via ambulance to the hospital.

"I really truly believe it's more than just a muscle cramp, because he's a tough man and he would keep going," Burke told E! News after the show. "Whether it got dislocated and got popped back in, he had no control over his arm...It was just flimsy."

Burke added that she knew something had gone wrong during their dance, but didn't realize the extent of it until the routine was over.

"What I heard was a crack in his arm," she said. "I didn't think it was anything—I thought it was my dress he might have stepped on or something.

"At the end I'm supposed to fly in between his legs, he's supposed to catch me, and instead I just fell flat on my face. I'm like, 'There's something wrong.' "

Exactly what that is will no doubt be revealed on tonight's episode, when another couple will be eliminated.