Richardson’s surgery will be to repair a disc in his back. The injury occurred during the opening kickoff of the Nov. 25 game against the New York Giants.
Dr. Watkins is the co-director of the Marina Spine Clinic and a founding member of the North American Spine Society. His expertise is in sports-related spine injuries, and he has been a primary investigator in the FDA trial for ProDisc artificial disc replacement.
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