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Irish_Dem

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39. I had similar injures to Tiger, not as bad. I just squatted pretending to line up a shot.
Wed Feb 24, 2021, 07:28 PM
Feb 2021

And it hurt and I could not hold the pose very long.

It is hard to make the ankle move up and down, and carry the weight of the body.

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My leg gets sore ChazII Feb 2021 #1
whoaa thats bad. drray23 Feb 2021 #2
Golf, at least as he once knew it... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #15
Personally, I Don't Care One Way Or Another COL Mustard Feb 2021 #52
He received... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #55
I Did Not Know That COL Mustard Feb 2021 #58
I wish no ill will to him... SergeStorms Feb 2021 #60
Right, the gait is off and it takes months to learn to walk correctly again. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #16
I just posted down thread handmade34 Feb 2021 #44
My brother was in a head-on collision with a drunk driver murielm99 Feb 2021 #59
That's really pretty awful looking. blue neen Feb 2021 #3
Yes he is. He is taking narcotics right now, I would assume. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #17
good lord bigtree Feb 2021 #4
He'll always feel pain, but he'll walk. MerryBlooms Feb 2021 #22
how awful bigtree Feb 2021 #42
Yes, many surgeries. I'm not exactly sure how many, but my son MerryBlooms Feb 2021 #47
OMG, what a horrible accident! Scottie Mom Feb 2021 #63
And what can we learn from all this? SergeStorms Feb 2021 #5
This is just mean. nolabear Feb 2021 #8
That's mean? SergeStorms Feb 2021 #18
K & R Budi Feb 2021 #38
I suspect there was some texting going on. Kingofalldems Feb 2021 #9
You blame two things. Was it his driving or the car? Please give us your eyewitness expertise. ZonkerHarris Feb 2021 #21
Or try reading the police and medical reports. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #27
Poor Genesis SUV manufacturer... not a good way to introduce the vehicle to the public Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #24
It's Hyundai's high end vehicle. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #29
The crumple zones crumpled and the cabin stayed intact localroger Feb 2021 #34
From what I have read - everything on the vehicle performed correctly. 33taw Feb 2021 #62
Several of Hyundai's vehicles have five-star crash ratings. TwilightZone Feb 2021 #49
Crikey! mcar Feb 2021 #6
whoever created this picture doesn't know his bone names flyingfysh Feb 2021 #7
Thank you Jilly_in_VA Feb 2021 #20
The correct names are the tibula and the fibia, IIRC. :-) (snark) TheRickles Feb 2021 #51
Ugh. His career as a power squatter is over Azathoth Feb 2021 #10
If he has to squat at all, ankle or knee, it is going to hurt. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #25
I wouldn't know. I just swing wildly and dig divots Azathoth Feb 2021 #36
I had similar injures to Tiger, not as bad. I just squatted pretending to line up a shot. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #39
Geez, the Tibia is broken in three places. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #11
He's lucky to be famous and wealthy Bettie Feb 2021 #12
He is also going to need help at home with tasks of daily living. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #28
He can afford all of those things Bettie Feb 2021 #30
Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #32
Oh, I am sorry Bettie Feb 2021 #37
I had a pretty rough time. I do not envy Tiger. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #41
My 18 year old son is having Bettie Feb 2021 #56
Younger people are going to heal much faster than older folks. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #65
I was working at a College handmade34 Feb 2021 #45
I had a good friend who helped me. And great PTs. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #46
he is a gazillionaire Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #31
Good, the rehab is expensive. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #33
Man, oh man. MerryBlooms Feb 2021 #13
Ouch Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #14
It is odd that the diagram is labeled "tibula" & "fibula" whopis01 Feb 2021 #19
dailymail - often has typos Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #23
Sure - I had assumed it was from the hospital whopis01 Feb 2021 #26
It's not a British thing? csziggy Feb 2021 #57
Oh my, so good of you to catch that......I thought it was different, just thought I read it to fast. a kennedy Feb 2021 #35
Wow! that makes me cringe handmade34 Feb 2021 #40
I recently broke my left fibula Disaffected Feb 2021 #43
Compressed, twisted or bent? Klaralven Feb 2021 #48
Ashley Judd broke the bones in her leg while in Africa. BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #50
Having had reconstruction after an accident when I was 19: OUCH JCMach1 Feb 2021 #53
Who died from the virus today and yesterday? Cozmo Feb 2021 #54
All good questions, Cozmo. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #61
Celebrities are a fucking weird construct ChubbyStar Feb 2021 #67
I broke my tibia and fibula at the ankle with a dislocation on Jan 25th ms liberty Feb 2021 #64
that metal rod is called a "nail". i'm involved in the manufacture of them. uncle ray Feb 2021 #66
considering the front end. hope it works. i saw a young woman at PT missing a foot + lower leg pansypoo53219 Feb 2021 #68
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