Tiger Woods back in hospital. The American golfer underwent further surgery on his right leg, two years after his serious car accident. Now recovering, the American is now recovering and hopes to return to competition as soon as possible.
American golfer Tiger Woods announced that he underwent further surgery on Wednesday on his right leg, badly affected in a car accident in 2021. A statement, posted on his Twitter account, said he underwent ” a subtalar fusion procedure to treat his post-traumatic arthritis from a previous talar fracture.”
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The subtalar joint is located just below the ankle joint and a fusion can provide pain relief. “Tiger is now recovering and looking forward to beginning his rehabilitation,” according to the statement, which did not specify the duration of his unavailability. Woods, 47, dropped out in early April in the third round of the Augusta Masters, a competition he has won five times in his career, due to a worsening foot injury. Prior to his retirement, he had struggled to make the cut in wet and cold conditions, and he limped at times.
Serious accident in February 2021
The golfer had a serious car accident on February 23, 2021 near Los Angeles, his SUV chaining several barrels after a brutal exit from the road. He had suffered several open fractures in his legs, especially the right, the most damaged, which gave little hope for the continuation of his career. Since then, he has participated in only five tournaments, and finished only twice. The next major tournament, the PGA Championship in Oak Hill (New York State, northeast) is scheduled for May 18-21.