Golf legend Tiger Woods is recovering from surgery on his leg and ankle after his SUV rolled off the road and rolled down a steep hillside Tuesday morning, requiring crews to pull him out of the accident.
During what was described as a “long surgical procedure” by orthopedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, the crash caused “significant” injuries all across his right leg that featured rods, pins and screws.
A combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional ankle and foot injuries, Dr. Mahajan said.
A statement posted on Woods’ Twitter account late Tuesday said Woods was “awake, responsive and, recovering in his hospital room.”
“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,” said Dr. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, in the statement released on Woods’ twitter account.
Carlos Gonzalez, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was the first on the scene after a neighbor called 911, said, “I’ll say it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,”
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