Injury: An outdoor person at heart, Sondra fell off of a raft severing her rotator cuff. She was in substantial pain when she visited Dr. Shaw.

Procedure: Dr. Shaw performed a shoulder scope operation to repair Sondra’s injured rotator cuff on September 13, 2011. After the one-hour surgery, Sondra’s arm was put in a sling with a foam rubber wedge and she was able to go home that day. Following the surgery, she did physical therapy three times a week along with daily exercises at home until she attained a full range of motion and was pain free.

Amazing Comeback: Sondra said, “I couldn’t believe the job that Dr. Shaw did.” She is thrilled with her recovery and is now back to transporting her 104-pound, wheel-chair-bound son from his chair to his bed. In addition, she can now enjoy outdoor activities again including her favorite hobby, racing Jeeps in trail-riding competitions.

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Injury: After years of playing competitive softball, Duane had torn his meniscus cartilage and damaged the surrounding cartilage tissue, finally tearing his Anterior Cruciate Ligament. When Duane visited Dr. Autry in February of 2008, his “quality of life” was being severely compromised by his injured knee.

Procedure: After the initial examination of Duane’s knee, Dr. Autry decided to try cortisone injections, but they were not effective. The next step was to perform a total knee replacement, which was done in March of 2008. Duane was very aggressive with his physical therapy in the months after the operation and was back to his normal activities by June of 2008.

Amazing Comeback: Duane thinks Dr. Autry is the “best surgeon in the world”. Dr. Autry has also taken care of Duane’s father and children over the years. Although Duane has retired from the softball field, he now enjoys water skiing, playing golf and riding his new Harley Davidson touring bike. Wayne stated, “I don’t even think about my knee anymore.”

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Injury: Diana was a very active marathon runner over the years, but it had taken a heavy toll on her knees. She was suffering from osteonecrosis of the femoral condial, which was limiting her activity and causing discomfort. Then she visited Dr. Langenderfer in June of 2010.

Procedure: Dr. Langenderfer did total knee replacement surgery on Diana on June 30, 2010. Diana related, “Dr. Langenderfer was great, he explained everything in detail, was very supportive and genuinely cared about my surgery and recovery.” After surgery, Diana did physical therapy with a licensed therapist with whom she was acquainted and was able to return to work in three and one-half weeks.

Amazing Comeback: Diana is now back to a pain-free life doing the things that she loves including exercising 5-6 times per week, riding her bike 40-50 miles at a stretch, doing spinning classes, lifting weights and working with her student athletes.

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Condition: David was suffering from a hereditary condition in both hips caused by a curved femur bone called “cam impingement”. The condition does not allow any clearance between the bones in this area which was consequently causing David intense pain.

Procedure: After a thorough examination and conferring with David, Dr. Shaw decided that it would be necessary to do an arthroscopy on both hips to restore him to the active lifestyle that he desired. The right hip surgery was done on May 25, 2011 and the left hip was done on August, 27, 2011. After each surgery, David spent about two weeks on crutches and then performed about three weeks of physical therapy. By November he was “feeling like a king”. David observed, “Dr. Shaw was really a perfectionist and took the extra time necessary to get things just right”.

Amazing Comeback: David is no longer in pain and is back to doing the things he likes to do. He takes regular walks through the neighborhood, works in his yard, hauls wood and hangs Christmas lights. David remarked, “I feel just like I did before all these problems hit me.”

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Injury: Justice tore his anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament while playing basketball in June of 2011.

Procedure: Dr. Shaw performed Justice’s knee reconstruction surgery on July 14, 2011. The operation went very well with the knee showing minimal scaring. A few weeks after surgery, Justice began physical therapy three times per week at Reconstructive Orthopaedics’ facilities to rehabilitate the knee and it is currently “a work in progress”.

Amazing Comeback: Justice was able to start walking without crutches and driving again in October of 2011. By December, his range of motion was up to 115 degrees and Justice continues to make strides each week.

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Injury: Jessie tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in August of 2009 in a high school soccer scrimmage. The trainers at school examined her knee and concluded she was not seriously injured because she was still able to move around freely. However, the knee kept giving out, so Jessie visited Dr. Lawley. He examined her knee and knew right away the ACL was torn and required surgery.

Procedure: To help ensure the optimum results, Dr. Lawley had Jessie do three weeks of physical therapy prior to the surgery to strengthen her knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lawley in September of 2009. After the surgery, Jessie continued to work on her rehabilitation with Shaun, a therapist at Reconstructive Orthopaedics. Jessie enjoyed working with Shaun and thought he did an “amazing job”. Just three weeks after surgery, she was able to bend her knee up to 90 degrees. The physical therapy continued about three times per week for six months at Reconstructive Orthopaedics’ facilities, with the frequency tapering off as the knee began to heal. Jessie continued to do the therapy on her own until the knee was totally back to normal.

Amazing Comeback: Jessie is playing soccer again and feels her knee is “stronger than it ever was”. Jessie commented, “Everything was done right. Dr. Lawley made sure that I was doing all the things necessary to completely heal the injury before he let me get back on the field. A number of my friends have had the surgery, but their results were not nearly as good as mine and many reinjured themselves”. Jessie summed up her experience with Dr. Lawley and Reconstructive Orthopaedics by saying, “Everything was perfect”.

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Condition: Carlton was suffering from arthritis in his hip. After visiting Dr. Bell, it was determined that Carlton would need his hip replaced in order to get him back to the pain-free lifestyle he was used to prior to the arthritis.

Procedure: Dr. Bell decided that a newer, more progressive procedure called an anterior interval hip replacement would be used. With this new surgical technique, the muscles are pulled away from the bone to allow direct access to the bone and arthritis without having to cut any muscles. This greatly reduces the pain and discomfort after surgery and leads to a much speedier recovery. Carlton had the surgery done on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 and was home on Wednesday night. After the surgery, Carlton began doing physical therapy at Reconstructive Orthopaedics several times a week.

Amazing Comeback: Carlton is making steady progress and expects to be walking with a cane for just a few weeks. He commented that the surgery and recovery is “about as good as it can get” and that Dr. Bell did “a great job”.

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Condition: Jim had surgery on his right knee 30 years ago, but the knee had deteriorated substantially over time. He was also suffering from arthritis in his left knee when he visited Dr. McConnell. After an in-depth examination, Dr. McConnell determined that Jim required partial replacements in both knees.

Procedure: As a precautionary measure, Dr. McConnell had Jim undergo a stress test prior to the surgery to make sure his heart was strong enough. After passing the stress test, Jim had his right knee replaced in February of 2011 and his left knee replaced in March of 2011. With each knee, Jim had surgery on Tuesday, used the crutches until Thursday and was walking by Friday. He remarked, “ They had to do a good job for me to come through the operation like that.” After surgery, Jim did physical therapy two times per week for two weeks at Reconstructive Orthopaedics’ facility and continued the therapy two times per week for six weeks at a facility near his home in Hillsboro.

Jim received regular calls to check on his progress from the staff at Reconstructive Orthopaedics during the first month following the surgery. When water accumulated on his left knee, Jim related, “Reconstructive Orthopaedics got me in right away and took care of it”. At his six-month checkup, Jim was cleared for a year. He noted, “Dr. McConnell and the staff were a great bunch and showed real concern for my well-being throughout the process”.

Amazing Comeback: By july of that year, Jim was back pouring concrete, digging footers and setting cobblestone in the driveway of his new house. Jim summed things up by saying, “Now my knees don’t stop me from doing anything.”

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Condition: Jack’s right Achilles tendon and underlying bone had deteriorated due to gout and the pain was restricting his mobility on the racquetball court. He visited Dr. Shaw in June of 2007 to see what could be done to get him back into top playing shape.

Procedure: In July of 2007, Dr. Shaw performed a surgical procedure that consisted of pulling the Achilles tendon away from the bone, shaving the bone to remove all damaged tissue from the area and reattaching the Achilles tendon to the bone. Following the surgery, Jack did physical therapy three times a week with the staff at Reconstructive Orthopaedics. He shared his feelings about the physical therapy staff stating, “They were helpful and attentive, genuinely cared about my progress and were really good people.”

Amazing Comeback: Jack was back on the court playing racquetball by September and he finished third in the national tournament the following year. Concerning Dr. Shaw Jack stated, “He is a great guy that enjoys people, really cared about me and my recovery, was very compassionate and explained everything so I could understand it. I wouldn’t be back on the court winning championships, if it wasn’t’ for Dr. Shaw”.

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