Tiger Woods undergoes surgery after suffering serious back injury

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Tiger Woods has undergone surgery after suffering another major injury. 

Woods, 49, announced Saturday that he recently underwent lumbar disk replacement surgery for a collapsed disc and a compromised spinal canal. 

"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," Woods said in a statement. 

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"I opted to have my disc replaced yesterday, and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my back."

For Woods, it is the latest health setback in what has been a series of devastating injuries and subsequent procedures in recent years. 

Woods underwent an operation to fix a nerve impingement in his lower back in September, and he's already been sidelined from the PGA Tour this year while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered in March.

Woods infamously suffered multiple leg injuries when he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the Los Angeles area Feb. 23, 2021. 

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