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re: Lindsey Vonn completes third successful surgery on her broken leg (Update: could lose leg)
Posted on 2/12/26 at 3:44 pm to Kjnstkmn
Posted on 2/12/26 at 3:44 pm to Kjnstkmn
That's not her xray. I don't believe her xrays have been posted anywhere, but based on the treatment she's had I suspect she has a tibial plateau fracture - involving the upper part of the tibia into the joint.
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Posted on 2/12/26 at 3:45 pm to Kjnstkmn
That's not an actual x-ray of Vonn's leg:
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When she said she would need multiple surgeries she wasn’t kidding.
She just completed her 3rd.
When I say this was a ‘bad’ fracture I wasn’t kidding.
This is called an external fixator (‘x-fix’) and is being used to help stabilize the fractured tibia (and maybe more).
When I show this x-ray, it’s not hers but now you get an idea of what she’s dealing with.
Best of luck to her.
Posted on 2/13/26 at 1:02 am to BluegrassBelle
quote:You should question her judgement in general
I don't
Posted on 2/13/26 at 5:57 pm to RollTide1987
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Lindsey Vonn
Yuck.
Posted on 2/14/26 at 12:18 am to MoarKilometers
Right?! All she did was lie there
Posted on 2/14/26 at 7:50 am to Laugh More
There are now fears of potential amputation as she's about to go through a fourth surgery:
Newsweek
She should not have been on that slope. I am going to stand by this.
Newsweek
She should not have been on that slope. I am going to stand by this.
Posted on 2/14/26 at 8:31 am to RollTide1987
quote:Every single skiier has clipped gates and crashed while 100% healthy. Even her. Multiple times
She should not have been on that slope. I am going to stand by this.
You just keep digging your hole because you started a stupid thread earlier
Posted on 2/14/26 at 8:55 am to lsupride87
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You just keep digging your hole because you started a stupid thread earlier
She has extensive damage to her knee as well as the upper part of her leg, which could cause her to have an amputated limb. I am not the one in the hole.
Bottom line, she was 41 years old and attempting to compete on a completely torn ACL tendon. Admirable. But mistaken.
This post was edited on 2/14/26 at 8:57 am
Posted on 2/14/26 at 9:41 am to RollTide1987
Talk of amputation is just fear mongering for clicks. The article had two doctors who haven’t examined her or even seen her X-rays speculate that she could need an amputation. Could she end up there? Sure, you can have complications with any surgery but there’s nothing unusual about her treatment. An external fixator is standard treatment for tibial plateau fractures where there is concern about swelling. It looks like she had a fasciotomy for compartment syndrome which is more concerning but even that will typically heal well. It requires additional surgery to clean the wounds and eventually close the skin. Multiple surgeries does not suggest she has had complications, it’s just how you treat these injuries. Her Olympic days are over but let’s not get her fitted for a prosthetic leg just yet.
Posted on 2/14/26 at 10:03 am to RollTide1987
Dark humor here…I think after a bit of training, we can guarantee some Paralympics golds if that’s the games..
In all seriousness, that’s pretty awful if true and hope she makes as good of a recovery as possible.
I’ve had a number of knee surgeries and while not comparable here, I know what it’s like to be an athlete, sidelined with no guarantee if you’ll be back out there.
In all seriousness, that’s pretty awful if true and hope she makes as good of a recovery as possible.
I’ve had a number of knee surgeries and while not comparable here, I know what it’s like to be an athlete, sidelined with no guarantee if you’ll be back out there.
Posted on 2/14/26 at 12:14 pm to RollTide1987
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She should not have been on that slope. I am going to stand by this.
You are obviously correct. She showed poor judgement.
This post was edited on 2/14/26 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:49 pm to imjustafatkid
Posted on 2/20/26 at 2:43 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
I didn't know they used chainsaw chain links in surgery now, but I hope they left a port for oil.
Seriously, yeesh.
Seriously, yeesh.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 3:50 pm to RollTide1987
Lindsay Vinn or Lindsay Wagner? Freaking Bionic Woman
Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:22 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:and fine threaded drywall screws
chainsaw chain links
One of my surgeons once told it's mostly the difference in the price of the tools.... when joking about our shared hobby of cabinet making.
Posted on 2/21/26 at 2:29 am to RollTide1987
quote:I'll meet you halfway here. Her knee injury stripped away a lot of the body's redundant "systems". The one injury didn't cause this, the crash did. We wouldn't even be discussing this if she made it down the mountain. She just had two untimely crashes that added up to what are seeing now. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm not a fan of hers but I was impressed to see her "balls to the wall" approach.
Bottom line, she was 41 years old and attempting to compete on a completely torn ACL tendon. Admirable. But mistaken.
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