Tiger Woods gets rod, screws, pins inserted in his right leg following car crash

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An official statement posted to Tiger Woods’ Twitter account on Tuesday evening said the golfer suffered “comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula” in a car accident earlier in the day.

A comminuted bone is broken into more than two pieces. An open fracture, also called a compound fracture, is a fracture in which there is an open wound or break in the skin near the site of the broken bone.

The statement said the golf legend “underwent a long surgical procedure on his lower right leg and ankle.”

Woods is “awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room,” according to the post.

Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer and interim CEO at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where Woods was admitted said a rod, pins and screws were used to stabilize his injuries.

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