Orthopedic Surgery????

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I had a full knee replacement at the Andrews Sports Medicine facility in Birmingham Alabama.....asking for Dr. Andrews skill for surgery...... I was told he only operated on professional athletes at this point in his career..... accepting the next group/surgeon referral ..... it was a positive experience with a great outcome some 10 years later...... folks will travel the Americas' hunting a lifesaving Cancer Dr. while using the local yocal for Orthopedic repair.

The professional athletes use the best surgeons at the same costs as old sawbone charges us. The airfare and accommodations are the only extra expenses.


I heard years ago that if a college quarterback NFL prospect suffered a shoulder injury .... Dr. Andrews doing the surgery wouldn't knock any draft points off!

Choose Wisely.....it all costs the same.....
 
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The country is full of good orthopedic surgeons (and some bad ones too). My son has for over 20 years been a service rep for a large manufacturer of orthopedic implants and is in operating rooms with surgeons every day, and in fact does training programs for orthopedic surgeons all over the country. He knows the good ones from the bad ones. He says one indicator of a good surgeon is how fast he is. Faster ones are better.
 
I chose a guy in Chicago who worked on players from all of the local pro teams. His father had also been a famous ortho surgeon. He called me the night after the surgery, his nurse called and the anesthseologist called. I have been happy with the results and found the care to be very good. It was well worth the hassle of going back to the city several times.

I also had my cancer surgery in Chicago and I got the number 1 guy in the world, depending on who you ask. That worked out very well also.
 
T. Scott Maughon trained under Dr. Andrews and has a practice here in metro Atlanta. He did my rotator cuff surgery five years ago. So far, so good. As there is a pile of pro athletes in this town, he has his share of them for patients.

A physical therapist is just as important as the surgeon. The patient following instructions from the surgeon and therapist is even more important. Anyone who is unwilling to do their part to recover should not waste anyone else's time.
 
ColbyBruce said:
A physical therapist is just as important as the surgeon. The patient following instructions from the surgeon and therapist is even more important.QUOTE]

I'll testify to this. After my knee surgery I was scheduled for physical therapy at the rehab clinic the orthopedic center had in the next town. As expected, the range of motion in my knee was limited after the surgery, and they worked me fairly hard to get my range of motion and balance back. I eventually got back to where I could walk around a quarter of my town. I actually believe I had a general increase in my well being, not just an improvement in my knee.
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My son was going to have bicep tendon surgery in the Charlotte area. The doctor he was referred to is the Panther's team doctor. Or one of them. When my son went to another surgeon for a second opinion, that doctor told him that the first doctor was the guy HE'D go to if he needed the operation.

As it turned out, as my son's luck would have it, the tendon popped back into the trough it's supposed to be in, so the surgery is cancelled for now.

Ten or so years ago when I thought I tore the ACL in my right knee, I ended up at the office of the then team doctor for the Bruins and N.E. Patriots. I was surprised that he took my case, since it was worker's comp and my employer was notoriously stingy.

As it turned out, he diagnosed a minor tear and prescribed about two months of not riding my bike.

If someone is going to cut me open and then put me back together, I want the best guy in town to do it.
 
The absolute truth. A friend of mine didn't and his shoulder still isn't right and never will be.

ColbyBruce said:
A physical therapist is just as important as the surgeon. The patient following instructions from the surgeon and therapist is even more important. Anyone who is unwilling to do their part to recover should not waste anyone else's time.
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Muss Muggins said:
There's not an injured high profile athlete in the country who hasn't sought at least a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews. Best in the biz . . .
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A neighbor working in the sound/video business did a lot of work in hospitals, nurse calls/televisions and such. His company did some troubleshooting work in Dr. Andrews office....said at the time there were some 8 screens.... one viewing each operating room. If a surgeon needs an opinion in the middle of surgery, Dr. Andrews could monitor and give instructions real time.
 
Havent said much about this to anybody. On Oct 20 2017 I fell off a ladder at work. Fell about 10-12 feet landed on left shoulder. Didnt hit my head or break any bones but dislocated my shoulder and made a mess out of my rotator cuff. I was referred to a Dr. but he couldnt see me till later. Knew one of our scouts dads was a DR. Found out he specializes in shoulders. The swelling finally went down and done MRI. Operated the first time on Dec. 5 2017. Went through hell for a while. Was sent to PT. Went to a place that was about 2 blocks away just in case I had to walk. I had what you could call "The Dream Team". Finally got kicked out of therapy in Jan of 2019. Long year and some months. My Angels worked me over and made me cry like no woman has ever made me cry. But I am still getting better by the day. A shout to out to Dr. David Dome Lexington KY. And the KORT physical therapy location in Nicholasville and especially my Katie For being the best at what she does and did with me.
 
I don't know where he ranks, but the ortho doc who repaired my bicondylar tibial plateau fracture in late 2013 did a fantastic job. I can walk normally and only experience minor knee pain, and I only have that when I overdo it. Like the recent day at work that my phone said I took over 18,000 steps in an 8 hour day.
 
"Angels worked me over and made me cry like no woman has ever made me cry."


That is what the elevators are for.
 
I had my hip replaced in 2010. The surgeon that did it for me had done a hip replacement on another well-known local orthopedic surgeon. I figured that was good enough for me. :)
 
The guy who replaced my right hip in 2011 will have another shot at me on March 20th to replace my left hip. He's the local guru for hips and knees. I had to use all of my charm, shameless begging and bring my wife into my appointment to get slot before the end of April.
 
I had a total right hip replacement done on Friday. A couple of years ago I had a total left hip replacement. Today, I'm using a walker to get around but I'm looking forward to greater mobility this surgery will create. I'm becoming more bionic every year. Soon, I'll be a Borg with an S&W.
 
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