After a hard fall skiing in Lake Tahoe damaged my shoulder a number of years ago, I was left with a shoulder that was plagued by chronic instability. Almost anything would make it come dislocated which was both annoying and painful. I couldn’t enjoy playing sports such as basketball or go wakeboarding because there was always this fear of it popping out. The first attempt to address the issue, a soft tissue repair performed by another doctor, failed only six months after the surgery when a crowd surfer landed on me at a rock concert. Shortly after that, my arm began to dislocate more and more frequently, so I again decided I had to do something. Being less than impressed with both my first surgeon and the others in town, I knew I had to find the right guy for the job. I did some research and found Dr. Kaplan, who clearly was a distinguished surgeon with an impressive amount of experience even though he was relatively new to the field. I decided I wanted the best, and made the trip from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to meet him and his team.
Dr. Kaplan acted quickly to diagnose the cause of my instability and after an easy CT scan knew just what could be done to solve my issue, a laterjet procedure. He assured me that this procedure would not let me down; it was well known for its high success rate and would provide a permanent solution to my problem. Both the procedure and the follow up appointments went very smoothly with Dr. Kaplan, and along with physical therapy I was able to regain full use of my shoulder. It has been just over two years since my operation and my shoulder never felt this solid after my first surgery. I have been able to resume the sports I enjoy, including wakeboarding, swimming, and playing basketball and have never worried about my arm coming dislocated. Dr. Kaplan’s professional diagnosis and successful implementation of the laterjet procedure got me back on track, and for that I am very thankful.
Latarjet Procedure
After a hard fall skiing in Lake Tahoe damaged my shoulder a number of years ago, I was left with a shoulder that was plagued by chronic instability. Almost anything would make it come dislocated which was both annoying and painful. I couldn’t enjoy playing sports such as basketball or go wakeboarding because there was always this fear of it popping out. The first attempt to address the issue, a soft tissue repair performed by another doctor, failed only six months after the surgery when a crowd surfer landed on me at a rock concert. Shortly after that, my arm began to dislocate more and more frequently, so I again decided I had to do something. Being less than impressed with both my first surgeon and the others in town, I knew I had to find the right guy for the job. I did some research and found Dr. Kaplan, who clearly was a distinguished surgeon with an impressive amount of experience even though he was relatively new to the field. I decided I wanted the best, and made the trip from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to meet him and his team.Dr. Kaplan acted quickly to diagnose the cause of my instability and after an easy CT scan knew just what could be done to solve my issue, a laterjet procedure. He assured me that this procedure would not let me down; it was well known for its high success rate and would provide a permanent solution to my problem. Both the procedure and the follow up appointments went very smoothly with Dr. Kaplan, and along with physical therapy I was able to regain full use of my shoulder. It has been just over two years since my operation and my shoulder never felt this solid after my first surgery. I have been able to resume the sports I enjoy, including wakeboarding, swimming, and playing basketball and have never worried about my arm coming dislocated. Dr. Kaplan’s professional diagnosis and successful implementation of the laterjet procedure got me back on track, and for that I am very thankful.