DEAR DR. GOTT:
Last October I had my second knee replacement. I really don’t think it was done correctly.
Before had the surgery, my left knee cap would slide to the left and lock. The doctor told me to should be replaced. Now, after the surgery, it continues to do the same thing. I often have to take my hand and push it back into place. It happens a lot when I go up and down stairs. Does this sound right to you?
DEAR READER:
I am not an orthopedic knee surgeon. You were told you needed a knee replacement because of a problem with your knee cap, yet after the surgery you still have the same problem. This to me suggests that something was not done correctly.
I recommend you return to the surgeon who operated on you and ask why you had the knee replaced if it did not fix the problem. You are entitled to answers. If your surgeon refuses to help, ask for a copy of your medical and surgical records so that you can take them to be reviewed by a second orthopedist who may be able to tell you what is happening and if it was a problem with the surgery, the prosthetsis or something else.
To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “An Informed Approach to Surgery”. Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title.
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