Tiger Woods suffered serious injuries to both his legs after a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning near Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Time is reported that Woods had a shattered ankle and two leg fractures.
Tiger Woods suffered comminuted open fractures in his right leg — meaning the bone was shattered in at least 2 places and broke through the skin — so doctors used a rod to stabilize it, according to Tiger’s medical team.
Tiger Woods’ surgeon Dr. Anish Mahajan, Chief Medical Officer at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, made a statement late Tuesday night via Tiger Woods’ twitter feed.
“Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity that were treated during emergency surgery by Orthopaedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a level 1 trauma center,” said Dr. Anish Mahajan
“Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia. Additional injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins. Trauma to the muscle and soft-tissue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pressure due to swelling.”
Authorities said ‘no evidence’ of impairment at time of crash.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 24, 2021
And not to compare myself to Tiger, but I broke my ankle really bad at the end of June 2020, and eight months later I can’t even pretend to jog to 10 yards. I ended up with nine screws and a metal plate. I’m 48, Tiger is 45. His injuries are much worse than mine. He’s a much better athlete. He’s in much better shape. With a ton more money. But we’re both old men. I hope his rehab is less painful and easier than mine.
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