Philadelphia Eagles veteran defensive end Brandon Graham announced after last night's game that he is done for the season with a torn triceps.
Dr. Christopher Dodson, MD joined the 94WIP Morning Show to discuss the injury to BG, and whether or not last night will be the final game of his career at age 36.
"I think it's certainly something you can come back and play from," Dr. Dodson said on Monday. "It just takes some time....[NFL players we studied] came back in about five months, that was the average time frame."
Dr. Christopher Dodson, MD is an orthopedic surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedics and sees patients in Bryn Mawr, Pa and Center City Philadelphia.
Dr. Dodson is a board-certified sports medicine surgeon and a professor of orthopaedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University.
Dr. Dodson specializes in sports medicine with a clinical interest in shoulder instability, ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff tears, and elbow injuries in overhead athletes.
Dr. Dodson currently serves as a consultant to the National Hockey League (NHL) and is the head team physician for Eastern University.
Dr. Dodson was previously associate head orthopedic surgeon for the Philadelphia Eagles, head team physician for the Philadelphia 76ers and head team physician for Bryn Athyn College and served as a consultant for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dr. Dodson has author over 90 articles and book chapters related to sports medicine and has been consistently recognized as a “Top Doctor” in the region.
For more information on Dr. Christopher Dodson go to rothmanortho.com.