VAIL, Colo. (AP) — American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics... .
Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn detailed the extent her injuries in an Instagram post. The 41-year-old Vonn says the crash on Feb. 8 caused compartment syndrome in ... .
Hackett “filleted it open” and let the leg “breathe,” Vonn said ... He saved my leg from being amputated,” she said ... Hackett then performed a six-hour surgery back in the States to rebuild Vonn’s leg.
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milano-Cortina Olympics... .