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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
- Lindsey Vonn, the Olympic medalist, says she nearly lost her left leg after clipping a gate 13 seconds into her Feb. 8 run at the Milan Cortina Olympics and being airlifted from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- Because she tore her left ACL shortly before the Olympics, Team USA surgeon Tom Hackett was in Cortina, enabling immediate care that she credits with saving her leg.
- The injury produced compartment syndrome in Vonn's left leg, and Dr. Tom Hackett performed a fasciotomy to relieve pressure from bleeding and swelling, preventing permanent injury.
- After surgeries in Italy, Vonn has been discharged and is staying at a hotel, having undergone more than five surgeries and suffered a complex tibia fracture and right ankle break.
- The crash paused the race and left teammates watching, as Lindsey Vonn was airlifted from the course during the downhill competition, underscoring the event's immediate shock.
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Cristiano Ronaldo sends emotional message to Lindsey Vonn after providing horrific leg injury update
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