It has been quite the journey, and by far the most extreme and painful and challenging injury I’ve ever faced in my entire ...
Lindsey Vonn shared an update on her health, including how surgery saved her left leg, in an Instagram video Monday morning. Vonn, who was released from the hospital after two weeks, detailed the ...
Renowned orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Tom Hackett, performed what’s called a fasciotomy on Vonn’s leg, which ultimately saved it from having to be amputated. She cited that if the previous crash hadn’t ...
U.S. ski racer Lindsey Vonn says her left leg was saved by a doctor who 'wouldn't have been there' had she not ruptured her ACL a week before the Milan-Cortina Olympics began.
What made Vonn's injuries especially serious was that she had developed a condition known as compartment syndrome — when pressure builds up in the muscles from swelling or bleeding. If left untreated, ...
The U.S. Olympian said trauma to her fractured left leg led to compartment syndrome, which could have caused her to lose the limb.
Lindsey Vonn revealed her surgeon saved her leg from being amputated after crashing at the Milan Winter Olympics on Feb. 8.
Lindsey Vonn has gone through a lot over the past month and her update on social media offered some incredible context.
Lindsey Vonn said her catastrophic injury could have been much worse if it weren’t for the surgeries she has undergone.
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