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Dec 6, 2018
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Endocoug
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Yeah, the post-op infections is a bad sign.
Had a friend lose her finger. Tried to save it but the poor perfusion led to persistent infections and they ultimately had to amputate the finger.
All the best to Alex Smith. Tough spot to be in.
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Terrible news for Alex Smith
fredetteaboutit13
12/6/18 9:29am
Tragic
snowbird
12/6/18 9:32am
Had a friend with a similar injury from a stupid turkey bowl. Lost his leg.
byubyu
12/6/18 9:32am
From his body or the turkey's?
Six Foot Seven
12/6/18 10:09am
RE: From his body or the turkey's?
VACOUGFAN
12/6/18 1:12pm
Yeah, the post-op infections is a bad sign.
Endocoug
12/6/18 11:12am
Sounds like chances of him keeping his leg is in jeapordy.
Bert609
12/6/18 9:32am
I hope they are able to save the leg. That sounds brutal.
chago04
12/6/18 9:33am
Yeah, I wonder if amputation is a possibility here. Infections can lead there.
Mister P
12/6/18 9:55am
Sucks for him. Either way he ended up having a pretty good NFL career.
Ojiisan
12/6/18 9:33am
do you really feel having a good NFL career is a good tradeoff for for your leg?
Cougarclaw
12/6/18 9:41am
I would. If I got the cash Alex did I would trade it in a heartbeat
cougfanz
12/6/18 9:43am
Especially with modern advances in prosthetics
Hedonic Threadmill
12/6/18 9:47am
just curious if you've ever had a major surgery before?
Cougarclaw
12/6/18 9:48am
A professional athlete has most likely already had several in pursuit of their career.
kccougar
12/6/18 9:49am
Yup. I’m a doc. See those with prosthetics that are doing a whole lot more than
cougfanz
12/6/18 10:17am
I know a garbage man who lost his leg and didn't dream of being a garbage man.
JAGA97
12/6/18 9:43am
Do you think that Alex Smith would have still declared for the draft in 2005 if he knew it would lead to a 13 year NFL
cheezedawg
12/6/18 9:51am
I was thinking more of whether or not he is able to play again.
Ojiisan
12/6/18 10:06am
My dad recently lost two toes from a bone infection. Hoping for a better outcome
Vincent's Picks
12/6/18 9:37am
That is a real bummer. I hope they can save his leg.
Adrielle
12/6/18 9:38am
When the bone is broken that bad and is protruding through the skin, this type
The Lone Star Cougar
12/6/18 9:41am
Umm.. compound fractures usually dont result in amputations
cougfanz
12/6/18 9:45am
Rate of infection is significant higher
IGlowInTheDark
12/6/18 10:05am
Umm..compound fractures do usually result in serious infections #reading
The Lone Star Cougar
12/6/18 11:52am
Yep but not amputations.
cougfanz
12/6/18 2:11pm
You can’t definitively say either in AS case.
IGlowInTheDark
12/8/18 7:47am
compartment syndrome - it's a significant risk.
SoCalCoug
12/6/18 12:43pm
I had a compound fracture that resulted in an infection. I spent a week in the hospital because of it.
Cosmodiar
12/6/18 9:54am
My wife had a compound fracture. Infection and compartment syndrome were their biggest worries in the week following the
cheezedawg
12/6/18 10:13am
Happened to a Seahawk player a few years back too
IGlowInTheDark
12/6/18 10:04am
I have a fairly close relative that had an infection due to compound fracture.
BW84
12/6/18 10:10am
I’m ignorant to medical stuff but you’d think we could control infections better
Gerald-DeGroot
12/8/18 5:16am
Post surgery infection nearly killed me back in 2002. There is much we don't know
HighHorse
12/8/18 5:19am
Yeah I know. I’m just saying. You’d think we would know more by now.
Gerald-DeGroot
12/8/18 5:28am
True, but that's why they call it "practicing medicine".
HighHorse
12/8/18 5:40am
We do control them a lot better.
IGlowInTheDark
12/8/18 7:32am
This is a good read for layman re: microbiology
IGlowInTheDark
12/8/18 7:37am
That was good. Thanks.
Gerald-DeGroot
12/9/18 3:28am
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