Woods was already recovering from his fifth back surgery when he got behind the wheel Tuesday morning. When he was pulled from the vehicle, he was unable to stand.
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"The surgeons likely believed that if they did not perform one of those procedures . they actually were worried that he could lose the limb that amputation might have been necessary," an emergency physician says.