{"id":1782899,"date":"2026-02-20T23:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1782899"},"modified":"2026-02-20T23:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:08:13","slug":"lindsey-vonn-shares-images-from-5th-surgery-at-home-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1782899","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Vonn Shares Images from 5th Surgery at Home in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_391988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391988\" style=\"width: 1179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-391988 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAALTAQMAAAC8GSE5AAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAE9JREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgiD\/r25IQAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwLUB5MMAAdySonwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"723\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=640%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?w=1179&amp;ssl=1 1179w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=1062%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1062w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=768%2C868&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=600%2C678&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-391988 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2323-e1771628621390.jpeg?resize=640%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"723\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Vonn shared these x-ray images of her left tibia post-op. | Image: Lindsey Vonn IG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-95638490\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-95638490\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-1-65693568\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-65693568\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Lindsey Vonn has undergone her fifth surgery following her terrifying Olympic downhill crash in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo earlier this month\u2014this one back at home in Colorado.<\/strong> The 41-year-old ski racer returned to Colorado three days ago. \u201cMade it through surgery\u2026 it took a bit more than 6 hours to complete,\u201d Vonn wrote on Instagram. \u201cAs you can see, it required a lot of plates and screws to put back together but Dr Hackett did an incredible job. Thank you Dr Viola for the surgery assist as well!!\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/lindsey-vonn-returns-home-to-colorado-following-her-olympic-downhill-crash\/\"><em>Lindsey Vonn Returns Home to Colorado Following her Olympic Downhill Crash<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>She added that due to the extent of the trauma, she has not yet been discharged from the hospital. <\/strong>\u201cWith the extent of the trauma, I\u2019ve been struggling a bit post op and have not yet been able to be discharged from the hospital just yet\u2026 almost there. Baby steps. Will explain the injury and what it all means soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The X-ray she shared shows multiple metal plates and numerous screws spanning her left tibia\u2014the result of a complex fracture sustained during her February 8 crash. <\/strong>After the accident in Cortina, Vonn underwent four surgeries in Italy before doctors deemed her stable enough for transport back to Colorado. She returned to the U.S. still fitted with an external fixator\u2014an \u201cX-fix\u201d frame that stabilizes shattered bone fragments through pins inserted into the leg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/lindsey-vonn-the-ride-was-worth-the-fall-after-successful-4th-surgery-in-italy\/\"><strong>Lindsey Vonn: \u201cThe Ride was Worth the Fall\u201d\u2014After Successful 4th Surgery in Italy<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>External fixation is commonly used in high-energy injuries where swelling and soft-tissue damage make immediate internal repair unsafe.<\/strong> The device holds the bone in alignment while the body stabilizes, allowing surgeons to later perform definitive reconstruction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391989\" style=\"width: 1179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391989 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAM5AQMAAACtsRJpAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFVJREFUeNrtwQEBAAAAgJD+r+4ICgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABoBRgAAbhAiD8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"825\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=640%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?w=1179&amp;ssl=1 1179w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=931%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=768%2C990&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=600%2C774&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"825\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2322.jpeg?resize=640%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"825\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsey Vonn shared these x-ray images of her left tibia post-op. | Image: Lindsey Vonn IG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>This latest six-hour procedure removed the external fixator and permanently rebuilt the fractured tibia using internal plates and screws\u2014a meticulous process that involves realigning bone fragments and securing them to restore structural stability and joint integrity. <\/strong>The surgery was performed by Dr. Tom Hackett, a leading orthopedic surgeon, who specializes in knees, shoulders, and elbows. He has helped many professional athletes\u2014NHL, NFL, and snow sports\u2014 and is a team physician for the US Snowboard Team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A complex tibia fracture is one of the more serious lower-leg injuries an athlete can sustain.<\/strong> Because the tibia bears most of the body\u2019s weight, healing requires strict protection from loading for weeks or months, followed by extensive rehabilitation to regain strength and mobility. Vonn has already acknowledged the severity of the injury, previously writing, \u201cMy injury was a lot more severe than just a broken leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now back home in Colorado, she faces a lengthy recovery process.<\/strong> For an athlete whose career has been defined by comebacks, this marks another major chapter\u2014and perhaps one of her toughest yet. But knowing Vonn, she will be back from this one as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsey Vonn shared these x-ray images of her left tibia post-op. | Image: Lindsey Vonn IG Lindsey Vonn has undergone her fifth surgery following her terrifying Olympic downhill crash in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo earlier this month\u2014this one back at home in Colorado. The 41-year-old ski racer returned to Colorado three days ago. \u201cMade it through surgery\u2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1782899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1782899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782899\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1782899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1782899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1782899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}