I went in for knee pain. He diagnosed "lateral patellar compression syndrome", which I argued was a description of the location of the knee cap, not a diagnosis / identification of primary cause. He agreed to do artho, and if the findings were negative, he'd do a lateral release, which I was not eager to do. In spite of finding a slew of issues inside the knee, he proceeded to do the release, which several doctors I've spoken to since then have said was an awful idea -- it's a procedure without a medical consensus of providing any benefit. Turns out, the issue was a tophus in the quad tendon, which was grossly visible from the exterior, and which I asked about, and was told "oh, that's probably just some calcification of the tendon, nothing to worry about". I never felt that my opinions were considered worth listening to, as I was "only the patient", in spite of 20 years of seeing docs and researching my knee pain. Basically, a damaging, unnecessary surgery with a long recovery, a misdiagnosis, and a lack of respect for the patient's knowledge. I can say that the unnecessary surgery went off as well as possible, but I've had two orthopods suggest undoing that surgery since then. Although many people are happy with his surgical skills, I was underwhelmed with his diagnostic abilities. read more
