The U.S. Olympian said trauma to her fractured left leg led to compartment syndrome, which could have caused her to lose the limb.

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

What made Vonn's injuries especially serious was that she had developed a condition known as compartment syndrome — when ...

Lindsey Vonn credits her surgeons for saving her leg from amputation following her horrific crash during a downhill run at ...

Alfie Phillips, who was born with fibular hemimelia, underwent the extramedullary femoral lengthening surgery in March 2025 ...

Lindsey Vonn, who suffered a terrifying accident 13 seconds into her run for the women’s downhill at the 2026 Winter Olympics ...

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

*Dynzell Sigers, a 29-year-old from Georgia, went from 5’5″ to 6’1″ through limb lengthening surgery. After being told by a crush that he was “too short,” he decided to change that—literally. By 2025, ...

Local doctor explains Lindsey Vonn's leg injury, possible timeline of recovery ...

NINE-year-old Alfie Phillips is the first child in the UK to have his leg made longer using pioneering surgery. The lad was ...

American skier Lindsey Vonn, who crashed seconds into her downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics​, said she is finally out ...