NOTES - Surgical Procedures :
Meniscal transplant - - Posted by admin (The KNEEguru), 25 April 2003
Notes from the main KNEEguru website:
http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/html/step_04_meniscus/step_04_replacement.html
KNEEguru
Posted by admin (The KNEEguru), 25 April 2003
Instructions to surgeons on sugical technique:
http://www.stoneclinic.com/menre.htm
KNEEguru
Posted by Mikesk (Mikesk), 18 November 2003
Hello, Any one who can suggest me a very good OS who can do the meniscaus transplant in California. I live in the Northern cal.
Thanks and appreciate.
My emai is alfarom02@yahoo.com
Posted by surgeryXseven (surgeryXseven), 25 February 2004
San Fran has a decent guy who works with the U.S. Ski Team, but try to stay close to home. Most of these self proclaimed experts are more $$$$ marketing guys.
My Story:
I had a meniscal allograft and high tibeal osteotomy at Rush Pres in Chicago. I drove six hours from home.
The Doc told me no one did it in my area (not true I later found out a doc had been doing it eight years).
The Doc removed all my remaining medical meniscus and then when the donor meniscus was thawed (during the same time I was on the table, to save his valuable time) it was discovered it was for the wrong leg donor meniscus (left versus right, it was labeled wrong, but the Doc never looked at it physically before cutting away). I can still remember him telling them "Turn off the Video" (I was awake, then they put me fully under when the massive screw up was discovered). I ended up with no transplant and lost all my remaining meniscus. Except my knee, all the cuts, prep work, removing of my remaining meniscus, drilling for new menicus was all done. Lots of scars and now scar tissue. They even tried to put in another one they had in the freezer, it was too small. Had to do the whole eight weeks non-weight bearing and seven months of rehab for the HTO (high tibeal osteotomy). The doctor didn't even come in to visit me the next day in the hospital, untill I insisted. No nurses on the floor were even notified that the operation was screwed up, and questioned my being upset in my behaivor, it was very degrading? Six hour drive back home also, lying in the back of a Suburban after 6 hours on the table. Stay away from physicians with MBA's behing their name, for this guy could have referred me to someone he knew eight miles from my house, but he made me come to Chicago for the business. In it for the $$$$. Promised me soccer with my kids, some running, sport activities, etc., My next step, knee replacement. Also, in his pre op notes he wrote "informed patient and his wife of the possibility of receiving the wrong meniscus, even with this, they agreed to proceed" Be careful! I was on the table six hours.... Oh yes, the video of the surgery was lost too? 
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