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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Had surgery for a torn labrum in 05 -- long recovery for me, but that is not always the case.
I think the Physical Therapist will be as important as the surgeon. Take a look at the Nick Brunelli blog on the raceclub forum - he details his surgery and recovery. He came back from it about as fast as I have seen anybody do it.
What stroke is he / she swimming -- backstroke ?
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Former Member
Had surgery for a torn labrum in 05 -- long recovery for me, but that is not always the case.
I think the Physical Therapist will be as important as the surgeon. Take a look at the Nick Brunelli blog on the raceclub forum - he details his surgery and recovery. He came back from it about as fast as I have seen anybody do it.
What stroke is he / she swimming -- backstroke ?
