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Re: re: quick decision

Posted By: drmark
Date: Thursday, 24 April 2008, at 6:04 a.m.

In Response To: Re: re: quick decision (Don)

> Three of my co workers also tore their ACL with in the same
> week as me. They all had cadaver, I had Patellar . Guess
> who is running 2 miles and guess who can't run 1 minute on
> treadmill with out Severe pain ? Once they cut your knee
> cap out it's gone. Retear your cadaver, get another one.
> You will read lot's of stories on here about these
> miraculus recoverys, I would take that with a grain of
> salt.

Its true. A patella tendon repair poorly done, or poorly rehabed is worse than anything. Don't blame the procedure. Blame the person holding the knife.

This is why I aways tell folks to get to talk with other patients before choosing who does the surgery.

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