Exclusive: New information about Joe Burrow’s injuries from the Bengals and the surgeon who treated him is revealed…
Quarterback Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals had surgery to repair a tear in his right wrist’s scapholunate ligament, people with firsthand knowledge of the matter tell The Enquirer.
The Enquirer has confirmation from sources that Dr. Thomas Graham, the physician in chief of the Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, performed the treatment in Pennsylvania. Graham graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a medical degree. He is from East Liverpool, Ohio.
Four to six months is the estimated recovery time following the injuries, according to sources. This ligament is located between the lunate and scaphoid bones in the center of the wrist. It’s a crucial ligament that stabilizes the wrist.
Burrow sustained this wound during theThe Bengals’ Thursday, November 16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, 34–20. The following day, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said that Burrow’s season was finished. With the following statement, the Bengals declared that Burrow had a successful operation on November 27 and is anticipated to fully recover: