Lindsey Vonn's Leg Saved by Surgery Following Horrific Olympic Crash

Lindsey Vonn revealed that surgeons saved her left leg from amputation after a catastrophic crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.The American skier developed compartment syndrome from multiple fractures, requiring an emergency fasciotomy by Tom Hackett to restore blood flow.Following a six-hour reconstruction surgery and a blood transfusion, Lindsey Vonn is now recovering in a wheelchair and faces a year of rehabilitation.Lindsey Vonn defended her decision to compete with a pre-existing knee injury and expressed no regrets about her comeback despite the accident.