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Tiger Woods might not be able to play golf again. The professional athlete has opened up for the first time since suffering a car crash earlier this year, and as it turns out – no one knows if he will be able to play golf again.
In February, the golfer endured a single-vehicle rollover car accident as his car hit the center divide of the road and ultimately cut through a tree and landed on the side of the road. He has been recovering ever since, and one of his legs is still in need of serious rehabilitation.
“This has been an entirely different animal. I understand more of the rehab processes because of my past injuries, but this was more painful than anything I have ever experienced," Woods told Golf Digest.
When the magazine asked Woods if he would ever be able to play golf again, the athlete had no comment.
All Woods has said in regards to his career is, "My physical therapy has been keeping me busy. I do my routines every day and am focused on my number one goal right now: walking on my own.”
Woods has been in constant recovery and rehabilitation since enduring the accident and requiring surgery back in February.
He had been taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center following the crash, and trauma specialists said that the golfer had "suffered significant orthopedic injuries to his right lower extremity.”
In a statement, Dr. Anish Mahajan explained that "Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia. Additional injuries to the foot and ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins. Trauma to the muscle and soft-tissue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pressure due to swelling.
Since the surgery, Woods has been undergoing rehabilitation to strengthen his right leg. He returned to South Florida in mid-March to continue his rehab from home, and it remains unclear whether the professional golfer will require additional procedures on his leg.
