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Old 10-26-2021, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
It is not only the quad tendon that I'm concerned about, it is the quad muscle. Does Dr. Duke spare the quad muscle too? I also have read comments on this site stating that you do not ever see Dr. Duke again after he performs your surgery. You only see PAs post op.
I too only saw Dr Duke once, before the operation, which I didn't mind. It was no biggie for me.

Maybe someone can tell us if Dr Nguyen personally sees patients after the operation?

Dr Duke is very popular, a superstar. On the morning of my operation, I was the first of the day, I looked up on the schedule board and noticed he had seven operations that day. And he operates three days a week. For months after the pandemic shutdown he went to four days per week. He does hips too which are not as hard as TKR.

When I decided to have a TKR, I narrowed it down to either Duke or Nguyen. I initially chose Duke because he had fewer negative reviews, I'm glad I did.

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