Alex Smith Leg Injury. Alex came home with a picc line, a device used to give treatments, including intravenous fluids, in his arm. Smith also showed where doctors took skin from his thigh to cover up some of the damage caused by his freak 2018 injury.
Albert breer of the mmqb noted smith's right leg was placed in an air cast right after suffering the injury. Redskins qb reveals he had 17 surgeries on broken leg alex smith was back on the practice field. Washington redskins quarterback alex smith was spotted on the practice field this week and it was revealed wednesday exactly what it took to even while it does take a long time for anyone to recover from such an injury, smith battled an infection after the operation and doctors reportedly considered.
The gripping e:60 documentary, titled project 11, on redskins quarterback alex smith's arduous recovery from his broken right leg takes viewers behind the scenes of the gruesome 2018.
His right leg was caught at an awkward angle, and even after returning to the field, smith still has to wear a special titanium brace to protect his leg after he lost lots of tissue throughout the surgeries. 18, 2018, smith was tackled in the backfield by the texans. That's smith's leg nearly a year after his initial injury. Washington redskins quarterback alex smith has detailed the 17 gruesome surgeries that saved him from having to have his leg amputated after a horrific injury in 2018.