Tiger Woods Undergoes Successful Reconstructive Knee Surgery

It has been reported that Tiger Woods has had reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee and doctors reported the surgery was a success. His media company reported that the surgery, performed by Dr. Thomas D. Rosenberg and Dr. Vernon J. Cooley, was performed at Park City, Utah, where Dr. Cooley did arthroscopic surgery on Woods’ same knee in April of this year.

At a press conference Dr. Rosenberg said, “We were confident going in to this surgery and I am pleased with the results. There were no surprises during the procedure, and as we have said, with the proper rehabilitation and training, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Woods will have any long-term effects as it relates to his career.”

There was no projected timetable for Woods’ return to the tour and no rehabilitation schedule was discussed. Woods’ representative said that Tiger is already anxious to start his rehabilitation and training. Woods also wanted to thank the staff at the hospital and especially all of his fans who have sent their well wishes through Tiger’s website. …..more

 

 

 

The Finest in Golf – Tiger Woods

Yesterday was a stunning day for me – at least it was around 4:00 pm, as the cats and I huddled around the television in my room watching one of those special moments in sports history. My Guy – Tiger Woods finished as the winner of the U.S. Open after a 19 hole play off with Rocco Mediate. The Sunday round had ended in a tie, so yesterday there was an 18 hole playoff. Still, after those 18 holes, they were tied which lead to a one hole sudden death playoff and My Guy Tiger did what he has done so many times before – won his 14^th major PGA event and once again showed why he is the greatest in golf. For not only did he win this major tournament, but he played all 91 holes after having had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee only two months ago. He had no warm up tournaments this time, no practice rounds, and no working on shots every evening during the tournament. No, Tiger just took his painful knee, his desire, and sheer determination, and won again. I so admire this man – Tiger Woods is this woman’s hero!

I have had arthroscopic surgery and it’s not much fun – and my knee still bothers me 5 years later. Six weeks after surgery, I still was having problems walking and was dragging myself to physical therapy. This is what makes me understand and admire this man and the natural ability along with the hard work he does to keep in shape. Tiger Woods is the true definition of greatness.

I watched Tiger when he won his first major PGA tournament, the Masters in 1997. And I have watched and admired him ever since. I am not really a golf fan, perhaps because I can’t play well enough to even enjoy the game and I always thought watching a golf tournament on TV was so boring. But then Tiger joined the tour and I have rarely missed watching a tournament that he is playing in. He has been ranked number one on the tour for a record 500 weeks, which is only one of the records that he has earned. His list of records, achievements, and awards is much too long to list.

At the press conference following the win, Tiger said “I think this is probably the best ever,”

Congratulations Tiger – you are my hero – give the knee a rest and enjoy your baby girl on her 1^st birthday!