Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw spoke at a meeting of the University of Arkansas board of trustees in Little Rock on Wednesday, lauding the treatment he received during a recent knee replacement surgery at UAMS Medical Center.
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Bradshaw's speech at UAMS followed a presentation by his surgeon, orthopedic surgery Chairman Dr. Lowry Barnes, who described various steps taken to make the department more efficient and reduce waiting-list times.
Barnes said the department had an 86 percent increase in patients during the last six months of 2015 versus the same period the year before.
Bradshaw said he met with Barnes on a Monday, had the surgery on a Tuesday and was able to throw a party and host the Fox NFL Sunday television program that weekend. The former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said he was able to walk unassisted after two weeks.
The surgery healed chronic knee pain that had limited his ability to walk and had begun to affect his back, Bradshaw said.
His speech also touched on a more contentious issue that has surrounded the football league in recent years. He described how he was recommended to Barnes by another doctor whose brain scans determined Bradshaw suffered "a whole lot more" concussions while playing the sport than he previously thought.
"Most of us that played are having injuries now that we did not anticipate," Bradshaw said.
Bradshaw said he plans to return to UAMS this year to have ankle fusion surgery and also plans to travel to New York to have fusion surgery on his hand.
Metro on 01/28/2016