Richardson Has Successful Back Surgery
NEW YORK, March 30, 2007 – The New York Knickerbockers announced today that guard/forward Quentin Richardson underwent successful back surgery yesterday.
Richardson, 6-6, 235-pounds, had appeared in 49 games this season – starting 47 – to average 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds in 33.1 minutes.
After the most recent MRI and CAT scan, team doctors collaborated with neurosurgeon, Dr. Barth Green in Miami, FL. The surgery was performed by Dr. Green at UM-Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Dr. Green is a professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami and co-founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the largest spinal cord injury research center in the world.
"Quentin had a successful microdiskectomy and is expected to resume a normal NBA career," Dr. Green said.
