{"id":239023,"date":"2023-10-20T21:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239023"},"modified":"2023-10-20T21:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T21:35:42","slug":"stefan-wilson-needed-2-titanium-rods-8-screws-in-back-after-indy-500-practice-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/celebrities\/stefan-wilson-needed-2-titanium-rods-8-screws-in-back-after-indy-500-practice-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Wilson Needed 2 Titanium Rods, 8 Screws In Back After Indy 500 Practice Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Racecar driver Stefan Wilson<\/strong> just revealed he needed some serious hardware put into his back — including rods and screws — to fix gnarly injuries he suffered during an Indy 500 practice crash last month.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old announced the update on his social media page late Wednesday night … explaining docs had to affix two titanium rods and a slew of other metal onto his spine in order to stabilize it after he injured it on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track on May 22.<\/p>\n Wilson said he couldn’t even get out of bed — let alone take steps — following the surgery … but he told his fans in his Wednesday update that he’s now doing better.<\/p>\n In fact, the driver said he actually got up to walk 4.5 miles this week!<\/p>\n “Pleased with how far I’ve come so far,” Wilson said.<\/p>\n It’s all pretty miraculous … when you consider how bad the crash looked.<\/p>\n You’ll recall, Katherine Legge<\/strong> struck Wilson from behind during the practice run … sending him into a wall. He ended up fracturing his 12th thoracic vertebra … and was raced to the hospital<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wilson, though, is clearly on the road to recovery … and he said his focus has now shifted to getting back to the Indy 500 in 2024.<\/p>\n Get well soon, Stefan!<\/p>\n