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The surgeon who repaired Tua Tagovailoa's hip wants to quell all concerns: The Alabama quarterback is in no more danger than any other football player moving forward.
"No, he is not susceptible to injury," Dr. Chip Routt said, per Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk. "We have a nice repair that should lower the chances of arthritic damage as he gets to be an old man. His injury had a pattern that allowed us to put the pieces back where they came from. ... What he had was serious, but we got it worked out.