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By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide to Golf since 2002

Tiger Woods' Surgery Deemed A Success

Tuesday June 24, 2008
Tiger Woods' reconstructive knee surgery took place earlier today, and his doctors said they are "pleased with the results." Here is the news release issued by Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg:
Tiger Woods underwent successful reconstructive surgery on the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his left knee on Tuesday in Park City, Utah.

The surgery was performed by Dr. Thomas D. Rosenberg and Dr. Vernon J. Cooley who did arthroscopic surgery on Woods' same knee in April of this year.

"We were confident going in to this surgery and I am pleased with the results," said Dr. Rosenberg. "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."

A rehabilitation schedule and projected timetable for Woods’ return to competitive golf has yet to be determined, but will be announced at the appropriate time.

"It was important to me to have the surgery as soon as possible so that I could begin the rehabilitation process,” said Woods. “I am very appreciative of Dr. Rosenberg and Dr. Cooley and his staff’s guidance and look forward to working with them through the necessary rehabilitation and training. I also wanted to thank everyone for their well wishes over the past week. I look forward to working hard at my rehabilitation over the coming months and returning to the PGA TOUR healthy next year."

Comments

June 25, 2008 at 12:54 pm
(1) Jeff says:

Does anyone know about the actual procedure they used? Was it a graft of the hamstring tendon, infrapatellar tendon or cadaver?

June 26, 2008 at 9:20 am
(2) James Baladez says:

Mr.Woods, I’m delighted that your surgery went Well. However, I Do recommend You read the following: ” CH’I Running”, by Danny Dreyer; Its certainly One of the better books on the Market towards Re-Hab.”Less is More” as a “CHI” element. Enjoy, Hit them Long and Narrow!

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