Re: put us oldheimers out to pasture?-

[Guest guest]

firstly, the average age of the top North American CEOs is well over

60; however, i think this surgery, along with many other surgeries,

requires many types of skills.... i'm not saying that surgeons over

55 are inferior, but i do believe surgeons over 55 are more likely

weaker motor skills than younger ones…

i'm sure those skills are more than acceptable, but i want to have

the best odds for the surgery... yes, there are many factors that

comprise a good surgeon, but that's my preference...

A surgeon in his late 50s preformed ACL reconstruction surgery on my

knee a few years ago… I was NOT impressed with the results… I'm not

sure if it was related to his age, but it's made me biased – rightly

or wrongly so….

PS. there is a 99 year old surgeon in Russia! here's the link to the

story :

http://www.sptimesrussia.com/archive/times/946/top/t_11770.htm

[Guest guest]

Having a bad experience with a surgeon could bias me too, it would be

difficult to look beyond that. But you can have the younger surgeons,

I'll take the ones with more experience : )

It's too bad that Russian surgeon isn't available anymore! There's a

whole list of criteria right in that story.

>

> firstly, the average age of the top North American CEOs is well

over

> 60; however, i think this surgery, along with many other surgeries,

> requires many types of skills.... i'm not saying that surgeons over

> 55 are inferior, but i do believe surgeons over 55 are more likely

> weaker motor skills than younger ones…

>

> i'm sure those skills are more than acceptable, but i want to have

> the best odds for the surgery... yes, there are many factors that

> comprise a good surgeon, but that's my preference...

>

> A surgeon in his late 50s preformed ACL reconstruction surgery on

my

> knee a few years ago… I was NOT impressed with the results… I'm not

> sure if it was related to his age, but it's made me biased –

rightly

> or wrongly so….

>

>

> PS. there is a 99 year old surgeon in Russia! here's the link to

the

> story :

> http://www.sptimesrussia.com/archive/times/946/top/t_11770.htm