Breyer , early next week , fell off his bike near the Korean War Veterans Memorial . He underwent `` reverse shoulder replacement '' surgery , the American Academy of Ortophaedic Surgeons says . One such fall -- from the bicycle he was riding Friday afternoon near the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington -- landed the associate justice in an ambulance , and eventually at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital , the Supreme Court announced in a press release . Stephen Breyer is expected to be released from the hospital 74 .
Breyer , early next week , fell off his bike near the Korean War Veterans Memorial . He underwent `` reverse shoulder replacement '' surgery , the American Academy of Ortophaedic Surgeons says . Stephen Breyer is expected to be released from the hospital 74 .