In February of 2010 while playing basketball with my wife, I jumped to get a rebound and heard the all too familiar sound of the ACL in my right knee tearing. I knew before the pain hit me that I tore my ACL because it was the third time that I had done so, once on the left, and now twice on the right. At the time I was getting my masters as a Physician Assistant and was very disappointed and dreading having to go through the pain of surgery and long rehab again. Over time the pain and instability in my knee were unbearable, I didn’t have full range of motion and I couldn’t even walk down stairs without horrible pain and/or the feeling of instability. So I made the decision to see an orthopedic surgeon. Immediately after meeting Dr. Kaplan I felt at ease. We spoke about ACL reconstruction and how the surgery had changed since 1997 when I had the first surgery, and about the techniques that he planned to use to minimize my pain and optimize my recovery.
I had my surgery in March of 2010 and went home the same day, and started rehab within two days of surgery. In comparison to the two other ACL reconstructions I have had, the pain was minimal and the return to normal range of motion and stability was much faster. He personally called me a few times over the next week to check in and see how I was recovering. He was very flexible about working with my schedule for follow ups, the surgery, and rehab. Now I am almost two years post-op I have no limitations in exercise and my knee feels great.
I thought so much of Dr. Kaplan and his work that I did one of my rotations with him through my PA program, and every patient I met had the same opinion regarding Dr. Kaplan that is he is a skilled surgeon and a great person, and I can’t thank him enough.
ACL reconstruction
In February of 2010 while playing basketball with my wife, I jumped to get a rebound and heard the all too familiar sound of the ACL in my right knee tearing. I knew before the pain hit me that I tore my ACL because it was the third time that I had done so, once on the left, and now twice on the right. At the time I was getting my masters as a Physician Assistant and was very disappointed and dreading having to go through the pain of surgery and long rehab again. Over time the pain and instability in my knee were unbearable, I didn’t have full range of motion and I couldn’t even walk down stairs without horrible pain and/or the feeling of instability. So I made the decision to see an orthopedic surgeon. Immediately after meeting Dr. Kaplan I felt at ease. We spoke about ACL reconstruction and how the surgery had changed since 1997 when I had the first surgery, and about the techniques that he planned to use to minimize my pain and optimize my recovery.I had my surgery in March of 2010 and went home the same day, and started rehab within two days of surgery. In comparison to the two other ACL reconstructions I have had, the pain was minimal and the return to normal range of motion and stability was much faster. He personally called me a few times over the next week to check in and see how I was recovering. He was very flexible about working with my schedule for follow ups, the surgery, and rehab. Now I am almost two years post-op I have no limitations in exercise and my knee feels great.
I thought so much of Dr. Kaplan and his work that I did one of my rotations with him through my PA program, and every patient I met had the same opinion regarding Dr. Kaplan that is he is a skilled surgeon and a great person, and I can’t thank him enough.