The orthopedic surgeon, dr. Scott Boden, broke down the extent of Tiger Woods’ injuries and how she could see recovery from it on CNBC’s’ The News with Shepard Smith ‘, following the devastating accident of the golfer on Tuesday morning.
“We know that because it was an open fracture, which means that the bone penetrated the skin at least temporarily and that it was broken in several places, that it was a very high energy fracture, and that makes it a bit more difficult to cure, ”said the professor of orthopedic surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Woods was happy to be alive after crashing his sports utility vehicle on a steep, winding road in Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles.
According to Tiger Woods, Tiger is ‘awake, responding and recovering’ from a lengthy operation to repair a doctor’s significant injuries to his right leg. statement released through his official Twitter account Wednesday at 12:30 ET. This is the tenth operation for the 45-year-old golfer.
Dr Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, said Woods sustained ‘fine open fractures’ to the upper and lower part of his right leg. To stabilize Woods’ leg, doctors had to place a bar, screws and pins in his foot and ankle.
Boden told the host, Shepard Smith, that the more information that appears about the golfer’s ankle and foot injuries will reveal a lot about the recovery time.
“If the injuries involve the smooth joint surface of the legs where it moves in the ankle or in the foot, then it can be a problem with long-term recovery and arthritis and getting back the full range of motion,” Boden said. Wednesday explained. evening interview.
Boden also noted that “there is a chance of infection”, but that we do not know the size of the skin opening, so “we can not be sure. “He added that although the recovery will continue persistently,” it is never wise to count Tiger out when it comes to a return. “