Hughes made three GUINNESS PRO12 appearances last term before suffering the setback, including a try-scoring performance against Zebre in November 2014.
And the 21-year-old says he is well on the road to recovery, insisting a return before the end of 2015 is a possibility.
"The most important thing is that I learn from this experience," he said. "Hopefully I can come back a stronger person. That's one thing I'm hoping to work hard on is mentally getting to the right place so when I get back playing and get back to that form as quickly as I can.
"I think I've dealt with it quite well. It's obviously not a great thing to happen but it's given me an opportunity to focus on improving other parts of my game.
"From day one I set myself little goals, that's kept me going to be honest, now I can start doing a bit more exciting things like standing up and passing and different things in the gym - it's nice. It feels like I'm getting places now."
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