NFL player shares x-ray of injured hand after amputation

Michael Walter | | Health Imaging | Diagnostic Imaging

Some x-rays get seen by significantly more people than others.

As reported by SportsNet New York, NFL defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has shared x-rays and photographs of his right hand, which was injured in a fireworks accident last year, on various social media accounts. Pierre-Paul had to get his right index finger and part of his thumb amputated as a result of the accident.

"Sometimes you have to sink, in order to understand what it means to rise," the free agent wrote on Instagram last week. "You must fall apart to understand what it means when you are whole.”

Click below to see additional images and read more information about Pierre-Paul’s current situation:

Photo: Pierre-Paul reveals X-rays of injured right hand

Michael Walter
Michael Walter, Managing Editor

Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.

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