Tiger Woods is taking a long break again
The surgical site is in the right ankle area, in which the doctor splints the joint below the talus. This part, connecting the ankle bones, which bears a lot of body weight but is inflamed, causes dull pain because of sequelae from when Woods was in a serious traffic accident near Los Angeles in February 2021. In that event, "Super Tiger" escaped death, but his right leg was broken in many parts, including a fracture of the talus.
After completing the medical intervention in New York on April 19, the media representative for Woods updated the client's situation via his Twitter account. They said the doctor concluded the operation was successful, Woods was well and began the healing process.
This happened 10 days after he missed the third round of the major Masters 2023 due to injury. In the beginning of the third round, the former world number one limped and struggled.
After announcing his retirement from the Masters, Woods explained that he had a recurrence of plantar fasciitis, discovered in late 2022. During the final round of the tournament, Jason Day, a junior colleague who is close to Woods, said: "I don't know Tiger. How painful it is this time, but the PGA Championship 2022 was so scary." Then Day revealed the real reason Woods quit after the third round of the PGA Championship last year. "Tiger told me he dropped out because the screw that held the metatarsal bone was sticking out of his skin."
After the latest surgery, the possibility of Woods playing again was left open. Because in the short term, he will take a few weeks to rest with his right leg elevated to reduce swelling and heal the incision, according to expert instructions on Golf Digest. After that period, the patient will wear a support bandage, using crutches for about 8-12 weeks, or even longer. The patient can only walk normally when the doctor concludes that the bone has healed completely through the X-ray results.
Following the entire convalescence process, Woods will almost certainly be out of three majors in 2023 - the PGA Championship, US Open and The Open - from May to July.
With his condition completely down and limited in tournaments, Woods is currently only aiming for the majors. In last year's prestigious quartet, he dropped out of the US Open, withdrew after three rounds of the PGA Championship, was eliminated at The Open, finished 47th at the Masters when choosing this tournament to reopen his personal schedule after 14 months of convalescence. injury due to traffic accident.
Woods is 47 years old, currently holds a record 82 PGA Tour titles, including 15 majors and a record 683 weeks at the world number one.
He has been playing professionally since 1996. But in a 25-year career with huge achievements, the American golf superstar has 10 times on the operating table because of professional injuries, of which five times are left knee, the rest is in the back. The most recent surgery – microdiscectomy of the cervical vertebrae at the end of 2020.
