Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy ahead of the 2021 Masters Tournament: "Any time Tiger Woods tees it up in a golf tournament, it's better."Unfortunately for his fellow PGA Tour golfers and fans, Woods wasnot able to participate in this year's Masters and he won't be able to play in any other events for the foreseeable future as he continues to recover from injuries he suffered in a February car crash.MORE: When will golf's biggest star be ready to hit the links again? Well, he's got a long road to recovery.MORE: Tiger Woods recovery updateWoods posted an image of himselfstanding, with the help of crutches,on the course at his South Florida residence on April 23. The 15-time major champion has Mitch Keller Jersey been home for more than a month after undergoing surgery and treatment atHarbor-UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California."My course is coming along faster than I am," Woods wrote. A smile emoji punctuated the update. The course is under construction.Woods also gave props to the dog sitting by his side.What are Tiger Woods' injuries from car crash?Dr. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer and interim CEO of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, described Woods' injuries in a on Feb. 24:Mr. Woods suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity that were treated during emergency surgery by orthopaedic trauma specialists at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a level-1 trauma center. Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia. Additional injuries to the bones of the foot and Bill Mazeroski Jersey ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins. Trauma to the muscle and soft-ti sue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pre sure due to swelling.What is a comminuted open fracture?A comminuted fracture occurs when the bone is An open fracture, also known as a compound fracture, occurs when the brokenbone has.Dr. Joseph Patterson, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, that there is a high risk of infectionfor patients dealing with open fractures."Ti sue can be exposed to bacteria, dirt and clothing," Patterson said."The outcomes can be a lot worse if that ti sue gets infected."Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith faced that exact problem after suffering a compound fracture in his right leg in 2018. His recovery was complicated by a bacterial infectionafter his initial surgery. At one point, medical profe sionals spoke with Smith aboutthe po sibility of amputating his leg.Eventually, after several surgeries and a rigorous rehab proce s, Smith was able to completeby returning to the field in 2020.Will Tiger Woods play golf again?It's simply too early to know whether Woods will be able to rejoin the PGA Tour in the future. Woods is likely looking at Jung-ho Kang Jersey many months of recovery time based on the information currently available, but it's difficult to formulate an exact timeline."Can he come back from this? It'sunclear at this point,"Dr. RobertGlatter, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City,."We don't know. But it's going to be a long rehab period and it's going to be painful. We can a sume that he's going to go through bumps and twists and turns."It's really unclear. But at least he has life right now."Cause of Tiger Woods car crash revealedLos Angeles County SheriffAlex Villanuevatold reporters at an April 7 news conference that Woods' crash was caused solely by exce sive speed. No traffic citations will be i sued."The primary causal factor for this traffic collision was driving at a speed unsafe for the road conditions and the inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway,"Villanueva said ().Woods was driving 84 to 87 mph down a stretch of road that had a speed limit of 45 mph, and he hit a tree while going 75 mph, Villanueva said. There was no evidence that Woods tried to brake, and investigators believeWoods may have accidentally put his foot down on the accelerator instead Felipe Vazquez Jersey of the brake pedal. Authorities have said there was no evidence of impairment or distracted driving. posted from his Twitter accountafter the news conference, Woods said that he was aware the investigation had concluded.In the last few days, I received word from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department that their investigation regarding my traffic accident back on February 23rd in Los Angeles has been completed and closed. I am so grateful to both of the good samaritans who came to a sist me and called 911. I am also thankful to the LASD Deputies and LA Firefighter/Paramedics, especially LA Sheriff's Deputy Carlos Gonzalez and LAFD Engine Co. 106 Fire Paramedics Smith and Gimenez, for helping me so expertly at the scene and getting me safely to the hospital. I will continue to focus on my recovery and Adam Frazier Jersey family, and thankeveryone for the overwhelming support and encouragement I've received throughout this very difficult time.USA Today on April 8 after obtaining the sherriff's department's 22-page report on the collision. Among the details USAT reported: Woods was confused when he was interviewed at the hospital following the crash, telling a deputy that he thought he was in Florida rather than California. Woods' blood pre sure was too low for medical personnel to admininster pain medication.