The surgery was performed by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi and his team at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and was deemed successful.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with doctors and surgeons to have tests taken. The scans determined that I had a collapsed disc in L4\/5, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal. I opted to have my disc replaced yesterday, and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my back,\" Woods said in a statement he shared on social media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the second back surgery in just over a year for Woods, who had a microdecompression surgery on his lumbar spine in September 2024 to relieve a nerve impingement of his lower back. That procedure also was performed by Qureshi, but at his surgical location in West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In March, the American ace ruptured his left Achilles and underwent successful surgery to repair the tendon. Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, performed a minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is the second back surgery in just over a year for Woods, who had a microdecompression surgery on his lumbar spine in September 2024 to relieve a nerve impingement of his lower back. That procedure also was performed by Qureshi, but at his surgical location in West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was not among the names in the recently announced field for the World Challenge, the tournament he hosts in Albany, Bahamas, set for December 4 to 7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n