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Tiger's Injuries

Woods suffered a tear to the left anterior cruciate ligament, a knee injury uncommon to golfers. The ACL stabilizes the knee and prevents the upper leg bone from moving. Woods also has a double stress fracture of the tibia in the same leg.


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Woods to Undergo Knee Surgery, Won't Play Golf Rest of '08 Season
Article | Over five days and 91 holes of golf last weekend, Tiger Woods never specifically would reveal why he winced in pain almost every time he pulled out his driver and smacked a tee shot 320 yards down the fairway, why he limped away from Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego after winning the U.S. Open...
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