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After narrowly surviving a violent solo car crash on a steep, downhill suburban road in Los Angeles, the golf superstar Tiger Woods released a statement. At a University of California trauma centre, he underwent surgery for multiple leg injuries.
We thank everyone during this tough time for the overwhelming support and messages, “We thank everyone for the overwhelming support and messages during this tough time,”
As previously reported, earlier this morning in California, Tiger was involved in a single-car accident. After being brought to the hospital, he underwent a long surgical procedure on his lower right leg and ankle.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 24, 2021
Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity, which were treated by orthopaedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a trauma centre level 1, during emergency surgery. Comminuted open fractures were stabilised by inserting a rod into the tibia affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones. Additional injuries to the bones of the tibia. Anish Mahajan, MD, Chief Medical Officer & Interim CEO of the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center-Trauma to the muscle and soft tissue of the leg required surgical release of the muscle cover to relieve pressure due to swelling.”
According to the statement, Woods is “awake, responsive and recovering,”
In his hospital room, he is currently awake, responsive, and recovering. Thank you to the wonderful doctors and hospital staff at the UCLA Medical Center of Harbor, The Department of the Los Angeles County Sheriff, and the Department of Fire. Your support and assistance has been very good.
Woods was on his way to a Discovery-owned GOLFTV photo shoot, and when he crashed a few minutes after 7 am, he was alone in his silver-colored SUV. He crossed two oncoming lanes before coming to a stop and rolled over multiple times. No further vehicles were involved in the Woods crash.
