Tiger Woods Undergoes Back Surgery, Citing Collapsed Disc
ORLANDO, Fla. – tiger Woods underwent surgery December โฃ27th to address a collapsed disc in his โlower back, the golfer announced Saturday. The โขprocedure, a discโ replacement,โค is โขhis seventh back surgery and second of 2023, raising furtherโข questions about his playing future.
This latest surgery comes after Woods experienced โคpain and limited mobility, prompting consultations with doctors and surgeons. the scans revealed a collapsed disc at โL4/5,along with disc fragmentsโค and โคaโ compromised spinal canal.โฃ “I opted toโค have my โdisc replaced yesterday, and I โคalready โขknow I made a โฃgood decision for my health and โขmy back,” โwoods stated. The surgery underscores the ongoing physical challenges Woods has faced throughout โhis career,โ impacting โhis ability to compete consistently.
woods’ history with back issuesโข dates back to April 2014, eventually leading โขto a spinal fusion in 2017. Remarkably, heโ returned to form โafter the fusion, winning the 2018 Tour Championship and the 2019 Masters, his 15th major championship.However, his recovery hasโ beenโข repeatedly tested by subsequent injuries.
In February 2021, โWoods sufferedโ severeโ legโฃ injuries in a car crash, nearly resulting in amputation. He made a courageous return to competition at the 2022 Masters,but has as โplayed sparingly. As the accident,โ he has โคparticipated in only 15 โtournaments over the past four years, with four appearances at the PNC Championship, where he is permitted to use a cart.
He moast recently โcompetedโ atโ the PNC Championship in December, losing inโค a playoff.Woods had previously undergone surgery in March to repair a ruptured left Achilles’ tendon. His recovery timeline following thisโฃ latestโค back surgery remains uncertain.