I recently injured my knee, turns out my PCL is completely torn. I had previously injured it, but now it seems to be completely gone. So my orthopedist thinks I should have surgery to repair it. Now, I'm not stupid, I'm not going to run to do a complicated surgery just because one person thinks I should. I know that PCL reconstructions are a rather rare procedure, with a very long recovery. The techniques and rehab for PCL reconstructions are not quite up to par with ACL reconstructions, simply because it's a much less injured ligament, so they do fewer surgeries.
I do want to get a second opinion, but I want it to be someone credible, who has experience with PCL injuries. The doc I saw seems to be very knowledgeable, but I almost got the impression he wanted to do the surgery because my guess is that he hasn't done too many of them, he's a young doctor, he just finished a sports medicine fellowship in 2007. I have nothing against young surgeons, I had a fairly young surgeon do my wrist surgery back in December. But with this one, it really does feel like he just wants to do the surgery because he likes to do surgery, not because it may necessarily be the best thing to do.
So does anyone know how to find a surgeon in the NY area that has experiences in PCL's? I figured it might be a long shot asking on here, I've tried googling, but didn't have much success. I live in NY, there's gotta be some good surgeons around. So if anyone might know of someone, I would really appreciate it. If you don't feel comfortable replying, you can always PM me. I'm willing to go in NYC (5 boroughs), NJ, Nassau County, possibly Connecticut. Any help would be really appreciated.
I do want to get a second opinion, but I want it to be someone credible, who has experience with PCL injuries. The doc I saw seems to be very knowledgeable, but I almost got the impression he wanted to do the surgery because my guess is that he hasn't done too many of them, he's a young doctor, he just finished a sports medicine fellowship in 2007. I have nothing against young surgeons, I had a fairly young surgeon do my wrist surgery back in December. But with this one, it really does feel like he just wants to do the surgery because he likes to do surgery, not because it may necessarily be the best thing to do.
So does anyone know how to find a surgeon in the NY area that has experiences in PCL's? I figured it might be a long shot asking on here, I've tried googling, but didn't have much success. I live in NY, there's gotta be some good surgeons around. So if anyone might know of someone, I would really appreciate it. If you don't feel comfortable replying, you can always PM me. I'm willing to go in NYC (5 boroughs), NJ, Nassau County, possibly Connecticut. Any help would be really appreciated.
