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Woods underwent his fifth back surgery in December and has previously had his spine fused. 'That’s sort of a judgement that is made after everything is done, after they sort of get a sense of what the totality of the injuries were.' 'Once they finished that, they would make a decision whether to perform the fasciotomy - whether to release the muscle covering,' Hawkins told USA TODAY Sports. Hawkins said that any doctors would first address any injury to his blood vessels before repairing the fractures. That is otherwise known as a fasciotomy and is done to reduce nerve or blood vessel damage, Glatter said, which is common while treating 'high-energy' injuries, such as those suffered during a high-speed car accident.ĭoctors all cautioned that Woods should be monitored for infection, which is always a potential issue for open wounds. Sam Hawkins, a trauma surgeon at Staten Island University Hospital, said these types of procedures could last 'hours and hours.'įurthermore, trauma to nearby muscle and soft tissue required doctors to 'surgically release' the muscle to reduce swelling. 'They're trying to get anatomical alignment.'ĭr. 'Surgery takes a long time because they have to put the right tension on it, they have to reposition,' Bell said. Woods had to be extricated from the wreck by Los Angeles County firefighters, and is currently hospitalized.

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Tiger Woods' vehicle after he was involved in a rollover accident in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Feb. KEEP INFORMED: Get the latest on Tiger Woods' injury and recovery. ROD INSERTED IN HIS LEG: Tiger Woods is 'awake, responsive' after surgery following car crash The fact he had only isolate orthopedic injuries, that we know of so far, is pretty remarkable.'ĭoctors placed a rod through the tibia (goal is that bone heals around it), with a 'combination of screws and pins' to stabilize additional bones in the ankle and foot, indicating multiple injuries in the area. 'I think he’s quite fortunate to be alive. 'From an orthopedic standpoint, it’s an emergency. Robert Glatter, emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday.

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'Open fractures' are otherwise known as compound fractures, meaning the bone has protruded through the skin. 'Comminuted' means there were multiple fragments of the tibia and fibula shattering, ESPN injury analyst Stephania Bell said on the network Wednesday morning.

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