Hi! We are talking to an orthopaedic surgeon tomorrow regarding a torn labrum in a college swimmer for whom surgery has been recommended. We'd like to get a second opinion and noticed in other threads that some of you have had the surgery. Can you recommend any orthopaedic surgeons who specialize in shoulder injuries and have treated or operated on swimmers with torn labrums or other shoulder injuries? We have found the names of a couple of surgeons who have worked with a lot of pro athletes, mostly football and baseball players.
If you could e-mail with any suggested names to riverdancer@bresnan.net, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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Dr. Duc Nguygen in Redwood City, California. He did two shoulder surgeries on me (93 and 95) and I am still swimming. He used to be the sports doctor for the San Francisco 49ers. He's from Korea and uses unprecedented surgical methods (less cutting to tissue but longer surgical time). On another occasion, he also set both of my broken arms using sandbags to dislocate the nerves so he could set them without pain medication or anesthesia and I never felt it. He also did my knee replacement which is now over 15 years old and still in warranty!
He has a website but I don't have it handy.
Donna
Dr. Duc Nguygen in Redwood City, California. He did two shoulder surgeries on me (93 and 95) and I am still swimming. He used to be the sports doctor for the San Francisco 49ers. He's from Korea and uses unprecedented surgical methods (less cutting to tissue but longer surgical time). On another occasion, he also set both of my broken arms using sandbags to dislocate the nerves so he could set them without pain medication or anesthesia and I never felt it. He also did my knee replacement which is now over 15 years old and still in warranty!
He has a website but I don't have it handy.
Donna
