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Lindsey Vonn shares new update on her recovery

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lindsey Vonn says she hopes to undergo surgery for her torn cruciate ligament in November or sometime during the winter.
  • The 41-year-old skier has undergone eight operations since suffering serious injuries at the Winter Olympics in Italy in February.
  • Doctors have so far been unable to repair the torn ligament because of fractures in her legs.

Lindsey Vonn says she hopes to undergo surgery for a torn cruciate ligament in November or sometime during the winter. She expects full recovery to take another nine months after the operation.

The 41-year-old skiing champion broke her leg and tore the ligament earlier this year at the Winter Olympics in Italy. She has undergone eight operations since the injuries, and doctors have so far been unable to repair the ligament because of the fractures in her legs.

“I hope I can have surgery for the torn cruciate ligament in November. It will be sometime during the winter. After that, it will take nine months until I have fully recovered,” Vonn told TNT Sports.

I hope I can have surgery for the torn cruciate ligament in November. It will be sometime during the winter. After that, it will take nine months until I have fully recovered.

· Lindsey VonnVonn described the expected timing of her ninth operation and the recovery period afterward.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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