Day 07: 1st Visit to Orthopedic Surgeon
- Surgical and Non-Surgical options discussed. Surgery can wait if decision is leaning towards non-operation. Told that patient can wait for even a year. This is in contrast to ER ortho doctor saying the decision for operation has to be done within two (2) weeks.
- SpeedBridge operation discussed as an surgical option to take. This is a new procedure (3 months old in Manila) and was made known during an international orthopedic conference.
- SpeedBridge Repair Info https://www.arthrex.com/foot-ankle/achilles-speedbridge
- MRI to be done to determine extent of tear.
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