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Cavs C Varejao needs surgery, may miss 2 months - Yahoo! Sports
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Anderson Varejao's big body has betrayed him again.
Cleveland's hustling center needs surgery to repair a muscle that split near his right knee, which could cause him to miss two more months - a major setback for a young Cavaliers team struggling through another miserable season.
The NBA's leading rebounder, Varejao was injured Dec. 18 against Toronto. The injury was initially diagnosed as only a bruised right knee, but as his symptoms persisted, more tests were performed and revealed a ''longitudinal split'' between Varejao's quadriceps and knee.
Varejao will have surgery on Thursday at The Cleveland Clinic, and the team said he will be sidelined a minimum of six to eight weeks. The team said Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., provided a second opinion on the injury.
Cleveland's hustling center needs surgery to repair a muscle that split near his right knee, which could cause him to miss two more months - a major setback for a young Cavaliers team struggling through another miserable season.
The NBA's leading rebounder, Varejao was injured Dec. 18 against Toronto. The injury was initially diagnosed as only a bruised right knee, but as his symptoms persisted, more tests were performed and revealed a ''longitudinal split'' between Varejao's quadriceps and knee.
Varejao will have surgery on Thursday at The Cleveland Clinic, and the team said he will be sidelined a minimum of six to eight weeks. The team said Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., provided a second opinion on the injury.
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