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Schwarzenegger fractures leg in skiing accident

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SUN VALLEY, Idaho (CNN) -- Californian Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger fractured his right leg Saturday while skiing in Idaho with his family, and will undergo surgery after Christmas, a statement from his office said.

Schwarzenegger was taken to a hospital for X-rays of his femur, or upper leg, then returned to his home in Sun Valley.

"No one else was involved in the skiing accident," the statement said.

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