choosing appropriate procedure
I am a 33 year old male that has been
active all my life. I participated
in major college athletics and
was drafted as a professional hockey
player. I tore my ACL in college
and had reconstructive surgery. I was
active following the surgery, returning
to competitive sports and even after
finishing my playing career I jogged
regularly, biked, and lifted weights.
The last several years, I have had
more discomfort when jogging and saw
an orthopedic surgeon who has scoped
my knee twice. There is some
arthritis in the inner compartment of
my right knee, to what degree I'm not really
sure. I have seen 5 different
doctors and received 5 different
opinions basically. Docs have told
me I have anywhere from beginning
stages of an arthritic knee to
grade IV arthritis where I am
to the bone. I am considering microfracture,
ACI, or allographs and was wondering
if anyone has input about their
experience and success with any of these over
the others. Also, any recommendation for
doctors would help.
From:
olerya@bethel.edu
