Dr. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Centre, said the 45-year-old suffered open and compound fractures on his lower-right leg and ankle. Dr. Mahajan provided the details of the surgery in a statement shared on Woods’ official Twitter account. Dr. Mahajan said the injuries which shattered the tibia and fibula bones of Woods’ lower right leg were stabilised with a rod in the tibia. “Additional injuries to the bones in the foot and ankle required screws and pins,” said Dr. Mahajan in the statement. Trapped but alertWoods, who was on his way to a TV shoot, suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped but conscious when emergency responders reached the scene of his one-vehicle rollover crash on a stretch of road known for speeding and accidents, authorities said.

Source: The Hindu February 24, 2021 16:36 UTC