Long-term emergency surgery at LA trauma treatment hospital
Tiger Woods of the US’Golf Emperor’, who severely injured his leg in a car rollover accident, completed emergency surgery.
On the 23rd (local time), the Associated Press reported that Woods had undergone long-term surgery at the Harbor-California University of Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, a first-class trauma treatment hospital in Los Angeles (LA) County, California.
In a statement released through the Woods Twitter account, Dr. Anishi Mahajan, the head of the medical center, said Woods’ right shin and calf bones were shattered and broken.
In addition, the foot and ankle bone were fixed with screws and pins, and the swelling of the wound was also relieved.
The Woods Foundation also said in a statement that Woods was awake after surgery and is recovering.
Woods was transported to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 9 miles (14.4 km) from the site, immediately after the car rollover accident, and underwent surgery for several hours.
The Associated Press said that Woods’ career as a golf player is full of incredible comebacks, but this time facing the toughest recovery moment of all.
Earlier, the US sports media ESPN cited an internal source, saying, “Woods broke down an ankle with a complex fracture of two legs.
The Los Angeles Times (LAT) also reported that Woods ankle bone was broken and shattered, citing a source familiar with the situation of Woods surgery, and that the leg bone suffered a complex fracture.
Woods manager Mark Steinberg told The Washington Post (WP) that Woods had undergone surgery, but the recovery situation is unknown right away.