Woods' injuries and surgeries over the years

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Jun. 18, 2008

In the wake of Tiger Woods' announcement Wednesday that he will undergo reconstructive knee surgery -- his second knee surgery of the year -- and miss the remainder of the 2008 season, here's a look at the health issues Tiger has faced in the last 14 years.

Timeline of Tiger's injuries

Year	Injury/surgery	Description
1994	Tumor removal	When Woods was a student at Stanford University, he had a benign tumor removed from his left knee.
2002	Cyst removal, fluid drain	In December of 2002, Woods had a benign cyst removed from his left knee and fluid drained from around one of his ligaments. He returned to play at the 2003 Buick Invitational, which he won.
2006	Shoulder	After winning the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and the Deutsche Bank Championship in back-to-back weeks, Woods was unsure whether he would be able to play in the World Golf Championships-American Express Championship due to an injured muscle in his left shoulder blade. He did in fact play the event, winning with a total of 23 under.
2007	Ruptured ACL	Woods ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while at home running after the 2007 British Open but decided against surgery. He then went on to win five of his next six events.
2008	Arthroscopic knee surgery	Two days after the 2008 Masters, Woods -- who finished second -- had arthroscopic knee surgery to clean out cartilage. He was set to recover in 4-6 weeks. He made his return to the course at the U.S. Open. The result? He won.
2008	ACL repair	He will now have reconstructive surgery on the damaged ACL and will miss the rest of the 2008 season. In addition to the ACL problem, Woods also has a double stress fracture in his left tibia as a result of preparations for the 2008 U.S. Open.