Sydney defender Alex Johnson will consider LARS surgery on his injured right knee. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images
SYDNEY Swans premiership star Alex Johnson's season is not over with the key defender strongly considering the radical LARS surgery on his injured knee.
The 21-year-old tall spoke publicly for the first time last night, saying will head home to Melbourne today to discuss his surgery options with family.
If Johnson chooses the traditional anterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery he will not play again this season.
However, if he takes the LARS option -- a procedure in which synthetic fibres are used rather than a muscle graft to reconstruct his torn ACL -- then Johnson could be back playing in 12 weeks.
Johnson went down in the first quarter of the Swans' NAB Cup pre-season win over the Gold Coast at Blacktown Sportspark on Saturday, rolling over his left knee when trying to push off it and change direction.
He said he was flattened when told by Swans chief medico doctor Nathan Gibbs he had completely torn the ACL in his left knee.
"It's obviously pretty flattening. I've had a pretty good pre-season and to come to two weeks out from round one and then do my ACL is really disappointing for me and I think the coaches are a bit disappointed as well,'' Johnson said.
"Disappointing allround I guess.
"It was just a real simple change of directions. I planted my left foot and my knee sort of splayed out a little bit. At the time I heard a snap so I knew I'd done something serious.
"I'd never had any problems with my knee so I wasn't sure what it was or how long it would hurt for. It hurt initially, but 30 seconds later it felt fine.
"A bit later in the rooms I thought I feel good. I'm a chance to play the second half here. The doctor took one look at it and said you've done your ACL.''
The 45-gamer has already sought out LARS poster boy Nick Malceski and former teammate Campbell Heath now at Port Adelaide to hear about their own experiences with LARS.
With the Swans a strong chance of defending their 2012 premiership this season, the radical surgery option would allow him to get back on the field in as little as 12 weeks.
A traditional knee reconstruction in which the ruptured ACL would be replaced by a hamstring graft would kill-off Johnson's chances of playing again this season.
Malceski, who kicked the fairytale decisive goal in the Swans grand final triumph over Hawthorn, has had the operation twice on his right knee, first in 2008 and again in 2011.
Johnson will make a decision in the next seven days.
"Now I'm just weighing up the options,'' Johnson said. "It's been a pretty hectic few days since it happened, and I've given it a bit of thought, but I think just getting down to Melbourne, getting out of Sydney, getting out of the footy club, spending time with Mum and Dad and the family and friends will get my mind off it.
"It will give me a good chance to make the right decision for myself and the footy club.''
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