Arnold Schwarzenegger breaks his leg ??????

[Gabriel Castillo]

 From CNN.com

*LOS ANGELES, California* (Reuters) -- California Gov. Arnold 
Schwarzenegger broke his leg on Saturday while skiing with his family in 
Sun Valley, Idaho, the governor's office said.

The 59-year-old former movie star broke the femur bone in his right leg 
and was taken to a local hospital for X-rays and later discharged, Adam 
Mendelsohn, the governor's deputy chief of staff for communications, 
said in a statement.

"When the governor returns to Los Angeles from his scheduled Christmas 
trip, he will have surgery to repair his femur. No one else was involved 
in the skiing accident," Mendelsohn's statement said.

Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Julie Soderlund said she did not know how the 
governor hurt his leg. She said he was skiing at the time with family 
members who were not identified.

Schwarzenegger is in Idaho with his wife, Maria Shriver, and their four 
children, Soderlund said.

"The governor's doing great, and he's looking forward to spending the 
Christmas holiday with his family," Soderlund said by telephone on 
Saturday night.

Soderlund said Schwarzenegger was not in a cast but was resting at his 
Sun Valley home. She said she did not know when the governor would 
undergo surgery.

The femur is the longest bone in the human body.

Schwarzenegger, a native of Austria, is an "experienced skier," 
Soderlund said.

This was the governor's third medical incident in just over a year.

In January, he got 15 stitches to close a cut lip after colliding with a 
car while riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Los Angeles.

Last December, Schwarzenegger was examined at the University of 
California-Davis Medical Center for stomach flu and a rapid heartbeat. 
He was back at work the next day. Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery 
in 1997.

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Chester Brown wrote:
> OK I am confused. All the news reports say California Gov Arnold
> Schwarzenegger broke his FEMUR while skiing. The reports say he was checked
> out and X-Rayed then sent home. He is not in a cast according to news
> reports. He will need surgery when he returns to Los Angeles. Am I missing
> something here? Broken Femur and sent home. I know I have been out of the
> field for awhile but....
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> Chet
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