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Dec 7, 2018 · The Washington Redskins said that QB Alex Smith has a "serious injury" that is being reported as an infection from surgery to repair a broken leg.
Apr 30, 2020 · For the first time since Washington Redskins’ Alex Smith was sidelined following a serious leg injury in November 2018, fans were able to see the gruesome aftermath of a post-surgery infection...
May 1, 2020 · The Washington quarterback's broken leg led to an insidious infection that could have cost him his life.
Aug 29, 2021 · As the infection ravaged Smith's leg, his body reacted by developing stage-two sepsis, a dangerous condition that can damage organs and lead to death.
- Anchor And Managing Editor, "CBS Evening News
- CBS News
- Smith’s Serious Injury
- Many Surgeries, Long Rehab
- Words from Elizabeth Smith
A compound fracture is one where the edge of the broken bone breaks through the skin. A spiral fracture is exactly what it sounds like. The bone is broken in a spiral fashion. Both the spiral fracture and the compound fracture are serious alone – combined they are even more so. Because a compound fracture causes a break in the skin, bacteria can en...
Smith went on to have 17 surgeries on his leg. In addition, he had to wear a “cage”, called an external fixator, on his leg for several months. This device is designed to ensure the bones and all the hardware used to hold the bones together don’t move and have a chance to mend together. Because his injury was so severe, his surgeon reached out to T...
Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, appeared on the program as well. Her support for her husband’s dream was strong, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t scared for him. “I understand people’s apprehension. I have the same apprehensions,” she said in the interview. “But I think it’s bigger than football. That’s what I tell people. It’s not about the game. It’s ab...
May 1, 2020 · Malekzadeh is still not sure how the bacteria got into Smith's leg, but they were causing the black spots. It was dead skin and muscle tissue caused by necrotizing fasciitis, otherwise known as flesh-eating disease.
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Aug 19, 2020 · Despite receiving antibiotics, he contracted an infection and this triggered sepsis. Blisters formed on his leg and the skin was turning black. His doctors took him back to surgery to remove as much infected tissue as they could. They also determined that the infection was necrotizing fasciitis.
