[shut the front door]

Apparently he needs more patients. He has been arrested for stealing wine from costco.

[starflyte1]

He replaced my hip 3 years ago. it wouldn’t heal. Kept saying exercise, exercise. It was broken! Had to have 4 hr replace and repair surgery at Shands.

I wouldn’t recommend him to my worst enemy!

[Normal]

Originally Posted by shut the front door

Apparently he needs more patients. He has been arrested for stealing wine from costco.

It had to have been red wine and not white. We all know this because he was caught “red handed.”

[tophcfa]

Dam, the Medicare reimbursement rate for joint replacements must be squeezing him?

[ThirdOfFive]

I wonder...would this "story" be less newsworthy if the person accused of the theft had been, say, a checker at Wal-Mart?

If the answer is yes, then all this particular story is, is sensationalizing.

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by starflyte1

He replaced my hip 3 years ago. it wouldn’t heal. Kept saying exercise, exercise. It was broken! Had to have 4 hr replace and repair surgery at Shands.

I wouldn’t recommend him to my worst enemy!

He butchered a friend of mine. Put the wrong size piece in her knee replacement. Took her 2 years and 3 surgeries to get it right.

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

I wonder...would this "story" be less newsworthy if the person accused of the theft had been, say, a checker at Wal-Mart?

If the answer is yes, then all this particular story is, is sensationalizing.

Given that wal-mart employees have been featured before in the crime pages, your assumption would be wrong.

[MrFlorida]

Nice guy, for $250 he just lost a lot of respect from his peers and patients. Was it worth it ?

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by shut the front door

Given that wal-mart employees have been featured before in the crime pages, your assumption would be wrong.

As "the crime pages" is somewhat nebulous, I did some clicking around. The only reference to this alleged shoplifting by this doctor was a story in The Online Paper That Shall Not Be Named.

But then again, they make their living out of printing this kind of clickbait sleaze. I had thought (hoped?) that TOTV was a bit above that type of shenanigan.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by shut the front door

Apparently he needs more patients. He has been arrested for stealing wine from costco.

Actually, all that proves is that he needs more WINE

[Flyers999]

I can't understand why the Orthopedic Institute hasn't gotten rid of him by now. His patient reviews were pretty poor. Dr Van De Leur is the doctor who took over for Dr James Duke, one of the best surgeons who ever lived.

Dr Duke replaced my right knee around eight years ago. Thankfully I still have my own left knee and won't need Dr Van De Leur services.

I personally have no experience with Dr Van De Leur. But a few months ago, I was doing physical therapy at the Orthopedic Institute's local rehabilitation center for something else, not knee. Next to me was a patient of Dr Van De Leur who replaced his knee around five months ago. He said that whenever he tries to swing a golf club, his knee swells up and becomes painful. I realize that five months isn't a lot of time for this sort of thing. I personally was able to golf after three months of my operation, albeit on pain killers. Maybe someone here has more experience with golfing after a knee replacement. How long did it take?

[starflyte1]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

I can't understand why the Orthopedic Institute hasn't gotten rid of him by now. His patient reviews were pretty poor. Dr Van De Leur is the doctor who took over for Dr James Duke, one of the best surgeons who ever lived.

Dr Duke replaced my right knee around eight years ago. Thankfully I still have my own left knee and won't need Dr Van De Leur services.

I personally have no experience with Dr Van De Leur. But a few months ago, I was doing physical therapy at the Orthopedic Institute's local rehabilitation center for something else, not knee. Next to me was a patient of Dr Van De Leur who replaced his knee around five months ago. He said that whenever he tries to swing a golf club, his knee swells up and becomes painful. I realize that five months isn't a lot of time for this sort of thing. I personally was able to golf after three months of my operation, albeit on pain killers. Maybe someone here has more experience with golfing after a knee replacement. How long did it take?

It took an order from my PCP for an MRI to prove to Dr. Van de Leur that my hip was broken after he replaced it. Maybe the golfer should go to his Primary Care and ask for an MRI.