Golf legend Tiger Woods had a lengthy emergency surgery following his rollover crash that required the insertion of a rod, screws and pins to stabilize his leg.
Doctors say Woods is “awake, responsive, and recovering,” after the surgery at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
The 45-year-old was driving shortly after 7 a.m. PT Tuesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, near Los Angeles, when his SUV crossed a median and veered across two lanes of road before hitting a curb, hitting a tree and landing on its side in the brush.
Woods remained conscious but sustained serious leg injuries.
Orthopedic trauma specialists inserted a rod into his tibia to stabilize both the tibia and fibula bones, stabilized the foot and ankle bones with a combination of screws and pins and relieved pressure to the muscle and soft-tissue of his leg by surgically releasing the covering of the muscle.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/24/us/tiger-woods-car-accident-wednesday-intl-spt/index.html
Here’s to a full recovery for golf’s best.
-Ian
Credits: cnn.com
