Cavaliers Center Anderson Varejao will have surgery on his injured knee Thursday and will miss another six to eight weeks.

Varejao was injured during the Cavaliers game against the Toronto Raptors on December 18th at The Q. Diagnosis was a right knee contusion, specifically to the vastus medialis which connects to the medial (inner) border of the patella.

As Varejao's treatment and recovery process continued, an MRI revealed the contused area included a small longitudinal split in the vastus medialis. Despite continued, gradual recovery of the contusion, symptoms also continued in the specific area of the split.

Another MRI revealed an increase in the split and symptoms persisted. Dynamic ultrasound imaging also revealed tissue from underneath the split was herniating and pinching with knee flexion.

A second opinion was recently obtained with Dr. J. Richard Steadman of The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, which confirmed Cavaliers Head Team Physician Dr. Richard Parker of the Cleveland Clinic's recommendation for surgical intervention.

Varejao will undergo surgery at Cleveland Clinic.

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