Why hip surgery helped Fire attacker Chris Mueller gain new perspective

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Why hip surgery helped Fire attacker Chris Mueller gain new perspective

Last week, Chris Mueller made his first start in almost a year.Courtesy of the Fire Last year, Fire winger Chris Mueller knew his hip needed to be fixed to save his career. While it was difficult to handle missing most of the season, there was a hidden positive to his ordeal.In May, Mueller underwent season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his right hip to shave down the head of the femur. Because of that impingement — a common ailment for the ge…