Jan 18, 2021 · Because a compound fracture causes a break in the skin, bacteria can enter, causing an infection. Smith underwent initial surgery to fix his broken bone and clean up the site. He left the operating room with three plates and 28 screws and pins holding his tibia together.

Feb 1, 2020 · Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith said in an ESPN interview Saturday that his 2018 leg injury almost led to amputation and that he's "lucky to be alive" after battling the...

Nov 8, 2020 · Things were complicated for Smith as he worked on recovering from the injury due to an infection of flesh-eating bacteria after Smith's initial surgery.

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.

May 1, 2020 · After undergoing surgery to repair his badly broken leg, Alex Smith developed an infection. Dr. Malekzadeh says, "We have to go back. We have to take him into surgery again."

Smith suffered a gruesome leg injury that required immediate surgery. The injury was so severe that it led to complications including infections and multiple surgeries. During a game against the Houston Texans, Alex Smith was sacked and his right …

Feb 1, 2020 · His predecessor, Alex Smith, has had a much different ride in the two seasons since the trade that sent him to Washington. Smith, speaking with ESPN’s Outside The Lines, provides a candid assessment of the 2018 broken leg and the infection that complicated his recovery dramatically.

Feb 1, 2020 · Smith reportedly underwent at least 17 surgeries after suffering a compound fracture of the right tibia and a fractured right fibula against the Houston Texans. He dealt with an infection days...

Oct 16, 2019 · Alex Smith has been through a brutal rehab, from the compound leg fracture he suffered last fall. Throw in serious complications from infections after surgery to repair the break, and Smith...

Jun 2, 2021 · The original ESPN documentary premiered in May 2020 and showed the recovery from Smith’s horrific leg injury, suffered in 2019, and subsequent infection that nearly led to amputation and threatened Smith’s life.