The alpine ski racer explained that "compartment syndrome" was the reason why her Olympics injury was so complex.

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

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

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