Lindsey Vonn almost had to have her leg amputated. Here’s why.

The skier’s crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics left her with a complex tibia fracture and a rare complication that required emergency surgery.

Lindsey Vonn’s ‘car crash’ injury explained: How long could her recovery take and will she ski again?

Lindsey Vonn with an x-ray of her broken leg lindseyvonn/Instagram Two and a half weeks after her crash during the Olympic downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Lindsey Vonn has returned to the U.S. and ...
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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn’s compartment syndrome scare explained

One of the U.S.’s most decorated downhill skiers, Lindsey Vonn, revealed she almost had to have her leg amputated because of ...