Long shot but... (doctor check)

[Godspeed]

anyone ever visit an orthopedic surgeon out of Atlanta, GA named Dr. Duncan Wells? I need to get surgery done for exertional compartment syndrome in my lower legs and I went to him because of my insurance. He seems like an alright guy, i'm not sure though i've never had that much experience with doctors. I guess i'm just a little nervous about getting surgery so i want to check up as much as i can before its too late.

i've seen a handful of doctors about my compartment syndrome and there's no doubt that's what i have and i need surgery but i dont want this dr. wells guy to cut me up and go "oops" and i come to find out he's a total quack or something.

 

[guest username]

Is he planning to do fasciotomies? Those leave nasty scars, but are necessary for compartment syndrome.

You can get info on healthgrades.com. Most physician info is on there.

 

[Godspeed]

Ya he'll be doing fasciotomies. I asked him if he was going to do a long incision down my lower leg and he said no. If i heard him correctly, i think he's going to make a small incision and cut the fascia using a borescope maybe and long cutters or something along those lines. i guess in my case its different from the more common trauma induced compartment syndrome cases where they would normally make the long incision