“Zero Chance” will play Tiger Woods in this year’s Masters tournament – and he is likely to face lengthy physical therapy and more surgery on his shattered leg before he even thinks about running again, multiple therapies. Experts told The Post on Wednesday.
Doctors on Tuesday described PGA Legend’s injuries in a rollover accident in California as “devastating” and were sure to separate everyone from the upcoming Masters.
“There’s no way he’s making a Masters in April, zero chance,” Dr. Said William Rikki, head of orthopedic trauma at the hospital for specialized surgery. “Masters next April? It is possible.”
Dr., an orthopedist from the Redwood Orthopedic Group in New Jersey. Andrew Brief said Woods would take time to get back on his feet right now.
“You’re talking about the foot, ankle, foot, tibia,” he said. “It can be a challenge to walk properly, return to professional sports.”
Brief, who is trained in fellowship-foot and ankle reconstruction, also pointed to Woods’ recovery, which is potentially hampered by several of his back surgeries.
“When you reiterate the fact that he has suffered some kind of catastrophic injury to the right leg, on top of his constant need for recovery five times in his spine surgery, his return ability at an elite level in professional sports is certain. As it is. In short, “said Briefly.
Dr. Aneesh Mahajan, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. According to Anish Mahajan, the 45-year-old wood affects the upper and lower parts of the tibia and fibula, which needs a rod to heal and has screws and pins in its leg and ankle bones. The doctor at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where Woods underwent surgery after the accident.
“He is very lucky to be alive,” Dr. Said Kirk Campbell, sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health. “It’s just going to take several months to walk.”
Mahajan also said Woods had to undergo a procedure to release “covering the muscles to relieve pressure due to inflammation” – medically known as a phasiotomy, as compartment syndrome. Is known.
Rikki described the situation as being “when you break a twig in your hand, you feel that reevaluation.”
“The muscles around the bone get bruised and bruised,” Rikki told The Post. “The muscle that is uprooted and injured – it’s like sausage with a lining on it.”
To overcome the pressure, surgeons would have to cut the tissue surrounding the muscle – which would likely require more surgery down the road for Woods.
“It either takes multiple surgeries to close the muscles, or sometimes you need a skin graft to cover the muscles,” Rikki said.
Rikki, who excelled in the trauma involved in a high-speed car crash, said Woods’ mangled ankle and foot injury could prove to be the most difficult depending on the severity, which has not been revealed.
“This is going to affect the ability to spindle on that leg, the ankle in general, and the ankle in general and flex the foot,” Rikki, who works on the Upper East Side, said the wood of the pins and screws Was established.
Woods’ mature age as a professional athlete also does not help speed up the recovery process, doctors said.
The sports medicine doctor for special surgery in the hospital, Dr. Jordan Metzl said, “He is an incredible athlete, but when you get up in your 40s and beyond, healing time slows down and it takes longer to recover from injuries.” “It’s going to take months. We can’t think of golf yet. “
Briefly agreed.
He said, “Any athlete who pasts his or her physical prime – and is certainly eligible for someone who’s been in most of the 40s sports – with respect to the ability to return to an elite level of sports performance Is a tough fight in “.
Rikki anticipates that Woods will face a year of rehabilitation and physical therapy, which focuses on restoring his mobility, range of motion and strengthening his calf, ankle and leg muscles – all leading to a professional athlete Area.
“I don’t know Tiger Woods personally, but everything I see and read about him is a fairly inspired person,” Rikki said. “If anyone can [rebound,] It will be that but it is going to be a fight. “
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