Browns quarterback Brady Quinn had two pins surgically inserted into his broken right index finger on Wednesday and said he hopes to begin throwing once they are removed next month.

‘‘In six weeks, once the pins are out, then we’ll start to do a minor rehab program,’’ Quinn said on a conference call. ‘‘I should be able to throw sometime soon after that.’’

Quinn broke the tip of his finger in a Nov. 17 game at Buffalo and then made the injury worse by playing the following week against Houston.

After debating his options, the second-year QB chose to have the operation, which was performed by hand specialist Dr. Thomas Hunt in Birmingham, Ala.