Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Scott Boden decomposed the purpose of Tiger Woods’ injuries and what his recovery might look like on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” following the golfer’s devastating accident on Tuesday morning.
“We know this 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 large energy fracture and that makes it a little bit more difficult to heal, “said the professor of orthopedic surgery at Emory University School of Medicine.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Woods is lucky to live after he crashed his sports utility vehicle on a steep, winding road in Palos Verdes, south of Los Angeles.
Tiger Woods is “awake, receptive and recovering” after a lengthy surgery to repair what a doctor called “significant injuries” to his right leg, according to a statement released via his official Twitter account at 12:30 ET Wednesday. It marks the 10th operation for the 45-year-old golfer.
Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer at Harbor Medical Center-UCLA, said Woods suffered “shredded open fractures” in the upper and lower sections of his right leg. To stabilize Woods’ leg, doctors had to insert a rod, screws and pins into his leg and ankle.
Boden told host Shepard Smith that more information on the golfer’s ankle and foot injuries will reveal much about recovery time.
“If those injuries involved the smooth joint surface of the bones where they move in the ankle or foot, then this could be a problem with long-term recovery and arthritis and recovery of the entire range of motion,” Boden explained in an interview Wednesday. in the evening.
Boden also mentioned that “there are chances of infection”, but that we do not know the size of the skin opening, so “we can’t be sure of that”. He added that while the recovery will take time, “it is never wise to count Tiger when it comes to a comeback.”