Football Player Plans to Amputate Finger
An Australian football player in the South Australian Football League (SAFL) plans to have one of his fingers amputated in an attempt to improve his game.
Brett Backwell, who plays for Glenelg in the SAFL, told the ABC he has suffered from pain and restricted movement since he broke his left ring finger three years ago.
Doctors had suggested fusing the bones in the finger, but Backwell rejected the proposal.
He said he believed that amputating the finger was the only way to stop the pain and allow him to keep playing.
“To chop a finger off, that’s a bit drastic,” Backwell told the ABC. “But I love my footy, and love playing sport, and if that’s going to help me to succeed at this level then it’s something you’ve just got to do.”
(actually heard on the Radio!)
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