Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Hi Carol, I suggest you ask prospective surgeons about their experience with AVN patients like yourself – how many cases they've done, the success/failure rate, long term prognosis, what special instruments they may use for AVN, your options if there's a failure, the post-op track record of similar patients, any external factors like diet and exercise that can influence your outcome, any restrictions imposed by the surgery, and similar questions. I based my decision on who had the most experience - any warm and fuzzy from the doc was a bonus. Dave C+ Amstutz, 2.24.98, 3.12.04 > Hi All > > I've written once and received great responses. I have decided that > resurfacing is definitely the way I want to go. I talked with Chuck > from JRI yesterday and will be sending him more information today. > He mentioned that there is another OS closer to me who also is doing > resurfacing in Galveston. His name is Dr.Mike Grecula at UTMB. I > was wondering if anyone has had experience with him and how they > did. Galveston would be closer than LA but I have not seen his name > mentioned. Any suggestions on what questions I need to ask him and > JRI to help make my decision? Chuck at JRI told me I would need to > chose a surgeon at JRI and depending on who I choose, the wait time > could be variable - any input on the docs at JRI? > > Thanks > > Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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