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Re: 6th surgery..what do you think?

Posted By: drmark
Date: Wednesday, 19 March 2008, at 11:08 a.m.

In Response To: Re: 6th surgery..what do you think? (kathryn irby)

> Dr. Mark: To be honest, the reason I had the 2 failed
> allografts in mu right knee is because I do not have a
> medial meniscus. And the reason the autograft in my left
> knee failed was because the tunnels weren't put in the
> proper position. And another thing the surgeon that did my
> 5 previous knee surgeries does on average of about 300 of
> these procedures a year. The orthopod that did my surgery
> on Mar. 12th does a high volume of those procedures. As for
> me putting my life on hold, that will not happen because in
> the midst of all the operations, I haven't missed one day
> of college. Im still active. I don't stop living my life
> just because Ive had knee problems. I had my ACL surgery a
> week ago, started PT two days post-op( was able to bend my
> knee to 76 degrees, on Tues. I was able to bend it to 110
> degrees). I had the surgery during spring break(last week
> )and came back to school on Mon. Better watch what you say.

I do watch what I say. And not that you have expanded on it, I am more certain of my conclusions. Six operations, inclusive of three failed ACLRs on two knees in a young person speaks for itself. I don't have to say anthing.

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