Tiger Woods gets rods, screws and pins to repair a badly damaged leg, doctor confirms

Tiger Woods According to Tiger’s medical team, doctors used a rod to stabilize the right leg because it suffered from a crushed open fracture (meaning that the bone was crushed in at least two places and pierced the skin). It was.

Dr. Anish Mahajan -Harbor Chief Medical Officer-UCLA Medical Center-I just issued a statement detailing Tiger’s injury … and that sounds bad. Note that he only mentions one leg injury of Tiger, not both.

“Mr. Woods suffered a serious orthopedic injury to his right lower extremity, which was treated during an emergency operation by an orthopedic trauma specialist,” Mahajan said.

“A shattered open fracture that affects both the upper and lower tibia and fibula was stabilized by inserting the rod into the tibia.”

A crushed fracture is the breaking of bone into several pieces. According to WebMD.. And the fact that it is “open” means that the bone has pierced the skin.

Dr. Mahajan says Tiger also suffered serious injuries to his right ankle and foot. These were stable “in combination of screws and pins”.

He went on to say, “Injury to the soft tissues of the muscles and legs required surgical release of the muscle covering to relieve the pressure from the swelling.”

According to Tiger’s PR team, Tiger is now “awakening, responsive and recovering in the hospital room” … a statement from his camp has also been added.

“Thanks to the wonderful doctors and hospital staff at Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, and Fire Department. Your support and support was excellent.”