Second surgery ends 2012 season for safety
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:35 pm
Second surgery ends 2012 season for safety
Freshman safety A.J. Justice said Wednesday that he is headed back to the operating table, putting an end to his freshman season at SMU before it starts.
Justice had surgery in May to repair the scaphoid bone in his left wrist. In order to be cleared to play for the Mustangs, he had to get an X-ray, which revealed that the repaired bone had not fused properly. His second surgery will be scheduled as soon as possible, either this week or next.
“It didn’t heal up right,” Justice said. “It would have been good if I weren’t a football player, but to play, it’s got to be right, so they’re going to take the little screw out (of the bone) and put it back in at a different angle.”
Justice said doctors told him he will be unable to lift weights with his upper body for “about two months,” although he will do conditioning work and lift weights with his legs while his wrist heals.
After arriving on the Hilltop with the hope of competing for playing time, Justice understandably said he was disappointed to get the news.
“I was looking forward to playing — that was my goal, anyway,” Justice said. “But it will be OK. I’ll redshirt this year, so by the time I come back, ‘Smitty’ (strong safety Ryan Smith) will be gone, so hopefully next year I’ll have a chance to play. It will work out.”
Freshman safety A.J. Justice said Wednesday that he is headed back to the operating table, putting an end to his freshman season at SMU before it starts.
Justice had surgery in May to repair the scaphoid bone in his left wrist. In order to be cleared to play for the Mustangs, he had to get an X-ray, which revealed that the repaired bone had not fused properly. His second surgery will be scheduled as soon as possible, either this week or next.
“It didn’t heal up right,” Justice said. “It would have been good if I weren’t a football player, but to play, it’s got to be right, so they’re going to take the little screw out (of the bone) and put it back in at a different angle.”
Justice said doctors told him he will be unable to lift weights with his upper body for “about two months,” although he will do conditioning work and lift weights with his legs while his wrist heals.
After arriving on the Hilltop with the hope of competing for playing time, Justice understandably said he was disappointed to get the news.
“I was looking forward to playing — that was my goal, anyway,” Justice said. “But it will be OK. I’ll redshirt this year, so by the time I come back, ‘Smitty’ (strong safety Ryan Smith) will be gone, so hopefully next year I’ll have a chance to play. It will work out.”