Any knee orthopedic surgeons recommended?

[Ramsker]

Long story short, I tweaked my knee (previously injured on the other side) a few weeks ago and based on prior experience it sure felt like classic meniscus issue. It was a pretty tame thing that caused the tweak but it was the right pain in the right place with the right symptoms.

At any rate, I saw an ortho for it and got a MRI but they are saying the MRI says no tear and they want to talk abut just some injections and PT. From my understanding, MRIs aren't necessarily 100% in terms of picking up all tears and given the symptoms I am not totally buying what they are selling. I have a follow-up on Monday but I may be looking for a second opinion after that.

So . . . anyone have a really good "knee guy" in the Denver area they would highly recommend if I go down the route of a second look?

[Erni]

Andy Motz was given to me by a wrestling coach. I also have a negative on a doctor I saw and a coworkers wife had isses with recovery after he worked her shoulder. Cant recall his name, and if needed pm me.

[Erni]

Charles Gottlob? was another name by same wrestler.

[Great-Kazoo]

This guy , he took over care at another ortho place in denver, after my amputation. Some advice when seeking treatment. AVOID a sports medicine ortho Dr, unless the injury is sports related. Their focus is specifically on sports related injuries and treatment. Get an ortho who does anything other than SM.

https://www.panoramaortho.com/find-a...ronald-hugate/

[Erni]

This guy , he took over care at another ortho place in denver, after my amputation.

https://www.panoramaortho.com/find-a...ronald-hugate/

Gottlob was/is at Panorama ortho. Sounds like a competent place.

[Ramsker]

Appreciate the quick replies!

[Gman]

This guy! Was a referral by my spine surgeon (Dr. Timothy Kuklo) and is fantastic. He's also close and usually gets me in ASAP when other docs put me out 2 weeks.

https://www.orthotree.com/john-soteros-xenos-md.html

I saw Dr. Johnson at Panorama Orthopedics here in Highlands Ranch and they did a really poor job of handling my knee trauma and swelling. They couldn't get me in for a follow-up for 2 weeks. I contacted Dr. Xenos' office and they had me scheduled for MRI images the next day and follow-up to review images the day after. It's a really well run office and I've had great service no matter whom I was working with.

[Ramsker]

This guy! Was a referral by my spine surgeon (Dr. Timothy Kuklo) and is fantastic. He's also close and usually gets me in ASAP when other docs put me out 2 weeks.

https://www.orthotree.com/john-soteros-xenos-md.html

I saw Dr. Johnson at Panorama Orthopedics here in Highlands Ranch and they did a really poor job of handling my knee trauma and swelling. They couldn't get me in for a follow-up for 2 weeks. I contacted Dr. Xenos' office and they had me scheduled for MRI images the next day and follow-up to review images the day after. It's a really well run office and I've had great service no matter whom I was working with.

Will take a look. Some of the reviews I see for him and the office are less-than-stellar, but you never know about the history or the people on some of those. Some really good ones, too. I definitely have some checking into things to do. Sounds like you've had very good personally experience with him.

[Ramsker]

This guy , he took over care at another ortho place in denver, after my amputation. Some advice when seeking treatment. AVOID a sports medicine ortho Dr, unless the injury is sports related. Their focus is specifically on sports related injuries and treatment. Get an ortho who does anything other than SM.

https://www.panoramaortho.com/find-a...ronald-hugate/

I think Hugate was th guy that worked with my dad's hip injury right before he died (not like that--he was the surgeon who got involved at one point at the hospital to advise and my mom raved about him if it's the same guy). Dad had Alzheimer's and the fall and hip injury put him over the edge and he went pretty fast.

Wonder if he does more simple knee stuff? Anyway, will check him out along with the other name above for Gottlob.

[encorehunter]

Dr Hugate and Dr. Furan from panoramic are the two surgeons that fixed and partially replaced my knee a week and a half ago. Eight days after surgery, I went up our 75' ladder truck with full bunkets and pack. There is very little pain, but still some swelling. I go back to see Dr. Hugate on Monday to hopefully be released back to work. They did an excellent job. I was told my knee was a very complex surgery, I don't know on the simple ones.