LOS ANGELES – Tiger Woods was moved to another hospital on Thursday to continue his care and recovery after a crash left the golfer with serious leg injuries.
Woods, 45, was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center “for continued orthopedic care and recovery,” said Dr. Anish Mahajan, interim CEO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, in a statement tweeted.
Woods underwent emergency surgery at Harbor-UCLA shortly after the ankle crash Tuesday morning in southwest Los Angeles. Doctors inserted a bar into his right leg, and pins and screws were used to stabilize his ankle and foot injuries.
Firefighters used an ax and a crowbar to cut Woods out of the vehicle, where he was being held because the steering wheel was pushed into his lap.
“He was essentially pinned down,” said Capt. Jeane Barrett, Capt. Jeane Barrett, said in Los Angeles. He was able to get his legs out from under the steering wheel, “but he was still entangled, he could not get out on his own,” she said.
Woods’ representatives thanked first responders Tuesday night, as well as everyone, for their “overwhelming support and messages during this difficult time.”
Mahajan said the hospital, out of respect for Woods’ privacy, would not provide further information about his care.
“On behalf of our staff, it was an honor to provide orthopedic trauma care to one of our generation’s greatest athletes,” he said.
