Re: Tendon transfer surgery

[Guest guest]

Matt,

If your ortho couldn't do the surgery right in the first place, without having

to 'add' something now, I certainly would get a 2nd or 3rd opinion before I let

the same ortho operate on me.

I had tendon surgery, both feet at the same time, 40+ years ago and it is still

lasting. I was a child. Unheard of then to operate on such a young girl. But the

surgeon was brilliant.

With all the technology, education, and experience in practice a good

foot/ankle/surgeon should not have to 'add on' or 're-do' tendon surgery. It's

not rocket science.

On the other hand, if you put weight on it before it was ready, or there was

infection, or you're at a higher body weight, this failure may not all be your

surgeon's problem.

Gretchen