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| ‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods. © AFP=News1 |
‘Golf Emperor’ Tiger Woods (46, USA) suffered a shocking car rollover accident. Fortunately, it is said that life is not affected. However, the prevailing prospect is that it will take a long time to recover due to serious injuries to both legs. It was born in 1975, and questions are pouring over whether a resurgence will be possible given the age beyond the mid forties.
Woods was in a car rollover accident near Los Angeles, California, USA on the 24th (Korean time). He suffered fractures in several places in the right shinbone and calf bone, and it is known that the injured area was fixed with an iron core and a pin.
After a long operation, Woods was reported to have regained consciousness on the 26th. However, an unexpected situation occurred. The local sheriff said, “Woods is answering questions from investigators, but he doesn’t remember the time of the accident.” It is still cautious.
Life has passed, but it is unclear whether Woods will be able to recover as a golf player. In local reports, negative outlooks are continuing.
Some people will have multiple surgeries instead of once, and some predict that it will take months to walk with weight on the legs. There are many claims that Woods is unlikely to play golf again as the possibility of a leg amputation has been raised.
Everyone agrees that the condition is serious, but there is an image of’indomitable’, so there is a gaze that carefully hopes. He has passed many injuries and surgery crises in the past. There is also an analysis that because he was not an ordinary person but an excellent athlete, his resilience was also fast.
“It’s a serious injury and takes a long time to recover,” said Dr. Steven Fab, an orthopedic surgeon at Ottawa Hospital in Canada. “No.”
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| Tiger Woods’ vehicle overturned in a traffic accident © AFP=News1 |
Woods has fought numerous injuries even before this car accident. At the age of 18, she first went to the operating table in 1994 for a tumor and scar on her left knee, and suffered large and small injuries throughout her career. The left knee cruciate ligament rupture, the left Achilles tendon, and the waist were in trouble.
Whenever the news of Woods’ surgery was delivered, there was also a view that it would be difficult to expect the performance in his prime. However, Woods always returned to the scene, laughing at such prospects and reached the top.
After undergoing the fourth back surgery in April 2017, expectations for Woods fell to the bottom. However, he showed off his strength by winning the 2018 Tour Championship. And in April 2019, he won the Masters and reached the top of the major tournament after 11 years. In October of the same year, he won the Jojo Championship in Japan and climbed to the top of the PGA Tour.
First of all, it is said that Woods himself has a strong will to recover. “Woods doesn’t want his career to end this way,” the American People magazine reported, quoting a source close to Woods.