Tony Romo had undergone surgery to repair his left distal clavicle.

The Cowboys issued a release early Tuesday evening that stated the surgery was a success and the quarterback would have a six-to-eight week rehabilitation period before returning to football related activity.

Romo and doctors determined the best way to address the issue was to shave off or remove a portion of his clavicle. Known as a Mumford procedure, this reduces pain and discomfort where the clavicle meets the shoulder. The decision was finalized late last week after a review of the quarterback's latest CT scan.

Attaching a plate was an option. Romo stated publicly last month that he was leaning in that direction.

But sources, based on the location of the fracture, maintain the distal clavicle resection was clearly the best option. They stress that Romo is on board with the approach.

Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith underwent this procedure while with the Cowboys in the 1990s.

Romo missed 12 games in 2015 after fracturing his distal clavicle on two separate occasions. He told reporters two days before last month's Super Bowl that he was going through this process to see what procedure, "ensures, most likely, that it never happens again. That's really what you're trying to do.

"We're asking a lot of people to get enough data to figure out. The reality of it is, it's a collarbone and if the collarbone doesn't hurt, I should be good to go to play out the final four to five years. That's all we're trying to ensure.''

Romo has said he intends to be cleared to take the field for the start of organized team activities in late May.

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