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Lindsey Vonn returns to US after Winter Olympics crash
Summary
Lindsey Vonn has returned to the United States after four operations for a broken leg sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics; she has not stood nine days after the accident and further surgery will take place at home.
Content
Lindsey Vonn has returned to the United States after being treated in Italy following a crash at the Winter Olympics in Cortina on 8 February. She was diagnosed with a complex tibia fracture and underwent four operations before being discharged from hospital. Nine days after the crash she has not yet been able to stand and further surgery is scheduled to take place in the United States.
Known details:
- The crash happened 13 seconds into her downhill run in Cortina on 8 February.
- She was diagnosed in Treviso with a complex tibia fracture and underwent four operations while in hospital.
- She has been discharged from the Italian hospital and has flown home to the United States but has not stood since the injury.
- Further surgery will take place at home as part of her continued treatment.
Summary:
Her return to the United States moves her care from the hospital in Italy to further treatment at home, with additional surgery planned. Details about the timing of recovery remain limited.
