More surgery for Margus Hunt
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:11 pmSMU defensive end Margus Hunt said Monday that for the second time in four months, he is headed to the operating table.
Hunt, who underwent shoulder surgery in February to have a tear in his labrum repaired, will the meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee repaired Thursday morning. He said doctors have told him he can expect to start running again in two to four weeks after the procedure.
"I assume I'll be able to walk that day," Hunt said, "and I'm pretty sure I can get on the stationary bike in a couple of days."
Hunt admitted that he doesn't have a story of some violent on-field collision when asked how the injury occurred.
"I was doing the bench press, and I got up off the bench to go get some water, and all of a sudden it started to pop and click," he said. "My knees pop all the time, so I thought it was all good. But then, last Tuesday, I was sitting on the couch and when I tried to get up, I couldn't."
Thursday's procedure will not be Hunt's first to deal with a torn meniscus.
"I had the same injury on the other leg about seven years ago," he said. "I didn't know anything about rehab then, so I was doing squats a few days after surgery. I didn't end up getting hurt doing that, but this time, I'll be a lot more careful with it, and I'll still be able to do an upper-body workout, which I need. My upper body is still pretty weak after the shoulder surgery."
Hunt said that while he will follow a more cautious rehab routine this time around, he expects to be ready to go when the Mustangs convene in August for preseason workouts.
"They might not let me do stuff as fast as I want," Hunt said, "but I'll be doing rehab twice a day, every day, so I'll be ready."
Hunt, who underwent shoulder surgery in February to have a tear in his labrum repaired, will the meniscus (cartilage) in his right knee repaired Thursday morning. He said doctors have told him he can expect to start running again in two to four weeks after the procedure.
"I assume I'll be able to walk that day," Hunt said, "and I'm pretty sure I can get on the stationary bike in a couple of days."
Hunt admitted that he doesn't have a story of some violent on-field collision when asked how the injury occurred.
"I was doing the bench press, and I got up off the bench to go get some water, and all of a sudden it started to pop and click," he said. "My knees pop all the time, so I thought it was all good. But then, last Tuesday, I was sitting on the couch and when I tried to get up, I couldn't."
Thursday's procedure will not be Hunt's first to deal with a torn meniscus.
"I had the same injury on the other leg about seven years ago," he said. "I didn't know anything about rehab then, so I was doing squats a few days after surgery. I didn't end up getting hurt doing that, but this time, I'll be a lot more careful with it, and I'll still be able to do an upper-body workout, which I need. My upper body is still pretty weak after the shoulder surgery."
Hunt said that while he will follow a more cautious rehab routine this time around, he expects to be ready to go when the Mustangs convene in August for preseason workouts.
"They might not let me do stuff as fast as I want," Hunt said, "but I'll be doing rehab twice a day, every day, so I'll be ready."