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Lindsey Vonn leaves hospital after Winter Olympics crash
Summary
Lindsey Vonn has left hospital after a crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy and says she is in a wheelchair while recovering from serious leg injuries.
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Lindsey Vonn has left hospital after a crash during the Winter Olympics in Italy. In an Instagram post on Monday, the 41-year-old described the severity of her injuries and said doctors saved her from losing her leg. She said she is using a wheelchair for the foreseeable future and showed emotional moments in a video from her home. Vonn reported that it will take around a year for the bones to heal and that further surgeries are planned to address metal implants and her ACL.
Key reported facts:
- Vonn left hospital after a crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy and spoke about her injuries in an Instagram post.
- She reported that doctors saved her from losing her leg and that she also broke her ankle.
- She said she is currently using a wheelchair and that bone healing will take about a year before decisions about removing metal and further ACL surgery.
Summary:
Her recovery is expected to be lengthy according to the timeline she reported, with around a year for bone healing followed by decisions about metal removal and additional surgery to repair the ACL. The longer-term recovery duration and final outcomes remain undetermined at this time.
